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tree

 
 
pronunciation:
tri
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a perennial woody plant consisting of roots, a trunk, and branches, usu. growing to a substantial height.
 
definition 2: any of a variety of shrubs, bushes, or plants similar to a tree in shape or size.
definition 3: any object resembling a tree.
a clothes tree
definition 4: a chart that illustrates family lineage.
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: trees, treeing, treed
definition: to force to climb up a tree in evasion of danger.
A big dog treed our cat.
 
derivations: treeless (adj.), treelike (adj.)
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broader category that includes trees
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some places for trees
some things trees provide
some things built in trees
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young trees