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- [tree]
- /tri/
- /triː/
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- [tree]
- /tri/
Definitions of tree word
- noun tree Sir Herbert Beerbohm [beer-bohm] /ˈbɪər boʊm/ (Show IPA), (Herbert Beerbohm) 1853–1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. 1
- verb with object tree to drive into or up a tree, as a pursued animal or person. 1
- verb with object tree Informal. to put into a difficult position. 1
- verb with object tree to stretch or shape on a tree, as a boot. 1
- verb with object tree to furnish (a structure) with a tree. 1
- idioms tree up a tree, Informal. in a difficult or embarrassing situation; at a loss; stumped. 1
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Origin of tree
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English trēo(w); cognate with Old Frisian, Old Norse trē, Old Saxon treo, Gothic triu; akin to Greek drŷs oak, Sanskrit, Avestan dru wood
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Parts of speech for Tree
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tree popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tree usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tree
noun tree
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- biennial — A biennial event happens or is done once every two years.
- boscage — a mass of trees and shrubs; thicket
- bosket — a clump of small trees or bushes; thicket
- brier — any of various thorny shrubs or other plants, such as the sweetbrier and greenbrier
verb tree
- collar — The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
- copped — to catch; nab.
- copping — the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.
- corner — A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
- lay hands on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
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