Definitions for tree

Definitions for (noun) tree

Main entry: Tree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Definition: English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)


Main entry: tree

Definition: a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms


Main entry: tree, tree diagram

Definition: a figure that branches from a single root

Usage: genealogical tree


Definitions for (verb) tree

Main entry: shoetree, tree

Definition: stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree


Main entry: tree

Definition: chase an animal up a tree

Usage: the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it; her dog likes to tree squirrels


Main entry: tree

Definition: plant with trees

Usage: this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer


Main entry: corner, tree

Definition: force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape


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