First Known Use: 14th century
Dictionary
trey
noun \ˈtrā\
basketball : a shot that is worth three points
: a playing card with the number 3 or a symbol repeated three times on it
plural treys
Full Definition of TREY
1
: the side of a die or domino that has three spots
2
: a card numbered three or having three main pips
3
: a shot in basketball that counts for three points
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Origin of TREY
Middle English treye, treis, from Anglo-French trei, treis three, from Latin tres — more at three
Rhymes with TREY
a, ae, bay, bey, blae, brae, bray, chez, clay, Cray, day, dey, dray, eh, fay, fey, flay, fley, frae, fray, Frey, gay, Gay, gey, gley, gray, hay, he, hey, Hue, j, jay, Jay, k, kay, Kay, lay, lei, may, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, pay, pe, play, pray, prey, qua, quai, quay, Rae, ray, re, say, shay, slay, sleigh, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, stray, sway, Tay, they, tray, way, weigh, whey, yea
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