tree
- noun
- /triː/
- And he said, look, the trees are losing their leaves.
- shade trees
- grow trees
- plant trees
And he said, look, the trees are losing their leaves.
- And he said, look, the trees are losing their leaves.
- They would probably notice the trees or ocean.
- The sun dreams the crowns of trees behind skyscrapers.
- And when the apple falls out of the tree, the earth pulls it down.
- Now, if it's a big tree, it may take a couple years.
- The big gigantic ancient Redwood trees are reaching out roots.
- Have him come out from behind the tree and say here he is.
- He had fruit and trees, fake trees, you name it.
Examples
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Yesterday we planted a tree in my yard.
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She enjoys reading under the shade of a large tree in her backyard.
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I tried to walk towards a tree but it was too late.
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For safety, they had been waiting up in a tree for two or three hours.
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I love being surrounded by trees and wildlife.
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We do have a nice little tree shaded area here.
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And right over here, the Maple tree is just gorgeous.
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Someone will always have to pay to keep the trees trimmed and the paths open for walking.
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You've been so generous to let us cut these branches from your trees.
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Until now, it was assumed they lived in huts made of tree trunks and leaves.
Academic text (2011)
Idioms
Children often look and behave like their parents
To make ripe fruit or other things fall from a tree by moving its branches quickly
Compounds
A large strong tree with leaves that have deep rounded edges and small nuts called acorns
- Offensive
A person who wants to protect trees and nature, sometimes used as an insult
A large tree with broad leaves and strong wood often planted in parks and streets for shade
A large tree that makes nuts you can eat in prickly cases and has leaves that turn brown in autumn
A South American tree that gives a sticky white liquid used to make natural rubber
A large leafy tree with heart-shaped leaves and sweet-smelling yellow flowers often planted for shade
- US
A large branching desert plant with spiky leaves and white flower clusters that grows in the southwestern United States
A large tree with pale, peeling bark, broad leaves, and round seed balls that gives shade
- Literature
The tree in the Garden of Eden whose fruit made Adam and Eve able to tell right from wrong
- Jargon
A rule that stops courts from using evidence found illegally
- Australian
An animal like a kangaroo that lives in trees in New Guinea and northern Australia
A slow-moving animal that lives in trees in Central and South America and hangs upside down to eat leaves
- US
A tall North American tree that has large yellow and green tulip-shaped flowers and soft pale wood for furniture
A tropical tree that makes large starchy fruit that become like bread when cooked
A wild North American cherry tree with small dark berries that taste bitter and attract birds
How Tall
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tree comes from an old German word treow that meant 'wood' or a tall plant with a trunk and branches. That's why tree today means the long plant that stands with a single main stem and many branches.