troop
(noun) a group of soldiers
troop
(noun) a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
troop, flock
(noun) an orderly crowd; “a troop of children”
troop, scout troop, scout group
(noun) a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts
troop
(verb) move or march as if in a crowd; “They children trooped into the room”
parade, troop, promenade
(verb) march in a procession; “the veterans paraded down the street”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
troop (plural troops)
(collective) A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).
(military) A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry.
A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers.
Soldiers, military forces (usually "troops").
(nonstandard) A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
(Scouting) A basic unit of girl or boy scouts, consisting of 6 to 10 youngsters.
(collective) A group of baboons.
A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
(mycology) Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster.
troop (third-person singular simple present troops, present participle trooping, simple past and past participle trooped)
To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
To march on; to go forward in haste.
To move or march as if in a crowd.
• Porto, Proto, porto, porto-, proot, proto, proto-, tropo, tropo-
Troop (plural Troops)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Troop is the 26008th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 943 individuals. Troop is most common among White (88.76%) individuals.
• Porto, Proto, porto, porto-, proot, proto, proto-, tropo, tropo-
Source: Wiktionary
Troop, n. Etym: [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. þorp a hamlet, village, G. dorf a village, dial. G. dorf a meeting. Norw. torp a little farm, a crowd, E. thorp. Cf. Troupe.]
1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude. That which should accompany old age --As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends --I must not look to have. Shak.
2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural. Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars. Shak. His troops moved to victory with the precision of machines. Macaulay.
3. (Mil.)
Definition: Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery.
4. A company of stageplayers; a troupe. W. Coxe.
5. (Mil.)
Definition: A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
Troop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Trooping.]
1. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. "Armies . . . troop to their standard." Milton.
2. To march on; to go forward in haste. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
