Word Finder - trophy

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Tropæum.

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An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.

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He won the trophy in a running competition.

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An object taken as a prize by a hunter or conqueror, especially one that is displayed.

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The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.

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Any emblem of success; a status symbol.

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His trophies included his second wife, his successful children, the third and fourth homes in Palm Beach and Malibu, his three yachts (for the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean), his jet, and his mistresses.

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(by extension) An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.

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A display of weaponry and other militaria, often captured from a defeated enemy, as an ornament designed for the purpose of triumphalist display by a victor or as a show of military prowess by a monarch.

The bike was a trophy from a time when Dean's budget contained more expendable income.

Reindeer and other varieties are of little interest for use other than trophy mats.

She also erected a monument, or trophy, in Rhodes, to commemorate her conquest of that island.

And perhaps at evening I see the hunters returning with a single brush trailing from their sleigh for a trophy, seeking their inn.

It's is warm here in the south and I fear I can't keep my tiny trophy in my auto another day.

In 1325 he defeated the Florentines at Alto Pascio, and carried home their carroccio as a trophy of his victory over the Guelphs.

I 'm going to claim that pony tail of his as a trophy.

Lucci finally took home the trophy in 1999.

Having established Ezzelino in Verona, Vicenza and Padua, he defeated the Milanese and their allies at Cortenuova in 1237, and sent their carroccio as a trophy of his victory to Rome.

The skin of a woodchuck was freshly stretched upon the back of the house, a trophy of his last Waterloo; but no warm cap or mittens would he want more.

The eventual winners take home the coveted mirror ball trophy.

I do have a trophy in my office that says "The Writer with No Future" because I could produce more rejections by weight than any other writer in a weekend workshop.

A compass guides you as you walk through the woods in pursuit of a hunting trophy of your own.

You can have it engraved and turn it into an award, trophy or pencil holder.

Legendary Shells are the worlds only makers of shell trophy wedding horns, with over 30 years experience!

They were used extensively by the British Navy for hundreds of years, and now today as sailing trophies, wedding horns or special award trophy gifts!

There are similarities though -- winners for each of the awards receive a golden trophy, for the Razzie's, it's the "Golden Rasperry."

After taking the trophy twice on Dancing with the Stars, Julianne Hough takes another trophy of sorts.

Hough went on to win the trophy a second time in season five with her partner, Indy 500 racer Helio Castroneves.

As everyone probably knows by now, Kris Allen took the American Idol trophy from the guy everyone thought was a shoo-in…even Jamie Foxx.

While it would be easy to mistake the character for a trophy wife married to a rich, older man, Gloria is anything but, and definitely holds her own in the family, thanks to the influence of her portrayer, Vergara.

The youngest of the Oscar winning female actors who hail from Texas, Renee Zellweger nabbed the Best Supporting Actress trophy for Cold Mountain, an intense tale of the Civil War.

These ladies can have that trophy they've been working towards their whole career, but they pay the ultimate price.

One of the biggest awards at any Oscar ceremony is handed out for Best Picture, and this is the last trophy given during the proceedings.

The presenter for this award in 2000 was Angelina Jolie, who gave the trophy to Benico del Toro.

The 2010 Academy Awards Best Actress trophy went to Sandra Bullock for her honest portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side.

The other actresses who were nominated for the 2010 Academy Awards Best Actress trophy are an impressive lot.

Some of the pricier items are rodeo or show trophy buckles and are very impressive to behold.

The most common one is the Vertical Takedown trophy.

Even if you're feeling like you've hit a block in your puzzle-solving abilities, you can still feel accomplished that you're working your way towards the million-Chuzzle trophy.

The trophies are unlocked by completing hidden missions for each trophy.

You have 20 years to prove yourself, win the starting job, claim the Vince Lombardi trophy and reach Hall of Fame status.

Getting the gold trophy in the courses nets you some bonus unlockables.

Tournament mode pits you against time and records in order to work for the ultimate trophy.

A stick on the case signifies the games as a "Winner's Trophy."

Getting a good night's sleep can make all the difference between getting that trophy buck and coming home empty handed.

Trophy Hunters Alberta offers an excellent Canadian hunting experience.

She won an Oscar for her role in this film, but the Best Picture trophy went to The Departed.

She gingerly picked the grizzly trophy up from the barn floor and tossed it in the trash bucket.

After making its way into the interior, the intruder sets up a considerable hyper trophy of the tissue, causing the formation of a tubercle, which soon shows a certain differentiation, branches of the vascular bundles of the root being supplied to it.

The great bronze head of Augustus Caesar, now in the British Museum, is one of the trophies of this excavation, and is very interesting as being either a trophy of war carried off perhaps from Syene, or was actually set up at Meroe by the independent native ruler in honour of the Emperor.

As evidence of such prowess, and as a token of his right to a share of any spoil, the warrior was accustomed to scalp his enemy and adorn his bridle with the trophy.

In 1388-1389 Frankfort assisted the South German towns in their wars with the princes and nobles (the Stadtekrieg), and in a consequent battle with the troops of the Palatinate, the town banner was lost and carried to Kronberg, where it was long preserved as a trophy.

When he entered Rome in triumph, his sister recognized a cloak which he was wearing as a trophy as one she had herself made for her lover, one of the Curiatii.

The underlying idea, as of similar mutilations of those slain in battle, is the warrior's wish to preserve a portable proof or trophy of his prowess.

The conch-shell is the trumpet of alarm and call to arms. The vendetta - resulting, when successful, in the bringing back the head of the slain as a trophy to be set up as a house ornament - is widely practised..

It is said that he was subjected to the greatest insults by his captors, and that after his death his skin was stuffed with straw and preserved as a trophy in the chief Persian temple.

The evening culminated in the presentation of the Textron trophy for achievements in cricket groundsmanship to a very surprised Geoff Swift.

Regretfully there being no lady competitors The Craig Trophy for the best Lady performer could not be awarded.

That heartbreak followed the disappointment of narrowly missing a Wembley appearance after an FA trophy semi-final replay defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge.