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- [tree]
- /tri/
- /triː/
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- [tree]
- /tri/
Definitions of trees word
- noun trees 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. 1
- noun trees any of various shrubs, bushes, and plants, as the banana, resembling a tree in form and size. 1
- noun trees something resembling a tree in shape, as a clothes tree or a crosstree. 1
- noun trees Mathematics, Linguistics. tree diagram. 1
- noun trees family tree. 1
- noun trees a pole, post, beam, bar, handle, or the like, as one forming part of some structure. 1
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Origin of trees
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 Trees
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trees 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".
trees usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trees
noun trees
verb trees
- collars — Plural form of collar.
- corners — Plural form of corner.
- mousetraps — Plural form of mousetrap.