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tree
1[tree]
noun
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
any of various shrubs, bushes, and plants, as the banana, resembling a tree in form and size.
something resembling a tree in shape, as a clothes tree or a crosstree.
Mathematics, Linguistics.tree diagram.
a pole, post, beam, bar, handle, or the like, as one forming part of some structure.
a saddletree.
a treelike group of crystals, as one forming in an electrolytic cell.
a gallows or gibbet.
the cross on which Christ was crucified.
Computers.a data structure organized like a tree whose nodes store data elements and whose branches represent pointers to other nodes in the tree.
verb (used with object)
to drive into or up a tree, as a pursued animal or person.
Informal.to put into a difficult position.
to stretch or shape on a tree, as a boot.
to furnish (a structure) with a tree.
Tree
2[tree]
noun
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Herbert Beerbohm, 1853–1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm.
Tree
1/ ٰː /
noun
Sir Herbert Beerbohm . 1853–1917, English actor and theatre manager; half-brother of Sir Max Beerbohm. He was noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare
tree
2/ ٰː /
noun
any large woody perennial plant with a distinct trunk giving rise to branches or leaves at some distance from the ground
any plant that resembles this but has a trunk not made of wood, such as a palm tree
a wooden post, bar, etc
chem a treelike crystal growth; dendrite
a branching diagrammatic representation of something, such as the grammatical structure of a sentence
( as modifier )
a tree diagram
an archaic word for gallows
archaicthe cross on which Christ was crucified
in the highest position of a profession, etc
informalin a difficult situation; trapped or stumped
verb
to drive or force up a tree
to shape or stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
tree
Any of a wide variety of perennial plants typically having a single woody stem, and usually branches and leaves. Many species of both gymnosperms (notably the conifers) and angiosperms grow in the form of trees. The ancient forests of the Devonian, Mississippian, and Pennsylvanian periods of the Paleozoic Era were dominated by trees belonging to groups of seedless plants such as the lycophytes. The strength and height of trees are made possible by the supportive conductive tissue known as vascular tissue.
Other 51Թ Forms
- treelike adjective
- ˈٰˌ adjective
- ˈٰ adjective
- ˈٰness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tree1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tree1
Idioms and Phrases
up a tree, in a difficult or embarrassing situation; at a loss; stumped.
Example Sentences
He hit two trees and a flagstick on his way to a level-par 70 and produced a wondrous shot out of the rough on 17 to find a bonus birdie.
The three positions that had changed hands were each just a few foxholes in the ground – dots on a devastated landscape of craters and shredded trees.
With plenty of grass, trees, dirt and hints of scatological delights in the air, they were in dog paradise.
We break down why it's happening and the dangers of Means, an unlicensed functional medicine doctor who talks to trees, advocates against sunscreen and is an aspiring poet, being nominated for Surgeon General.
You're not alone - around one in five people are allergic to pollen and the culprit is usually grass, although trees can also trigger symptoms.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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