trey

Everyday

1. A trey is a card, dice face or domino with three spots. tree →
2. (US, slang) In basketball, a trey is a shot scored from far away that is worth three points. tree →
3. Trey is also a boy's name (a name), often used in the USA. tree →

In the lessons

In card games and dice games it names the three; in sports talk in the USA, «hit a trey» means score a three-pointer; it helps in maths games with cards and dice.

Examples

• I need a trey to win this round of cards. tree →
• The dice showed a trey. tree →
• He hit a trey just before the buzzer (US, slang). tree →
• The trey of hearts was the last card in the pack. tree →
• My friend Trey lives next door (a name). tree →

Note

Old word coming from French «trois» (three). Rare in the UK except in card talk. Maths: a trey counts as 3.