| tree | (noun) a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms | - |
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| (noun) a figure that branches from a single root | Synonyms: tree diagram |
| (verb) stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree | Synonyms: shoetree |
| (verb) chase an animal up a tree | - |
| (verb) plant with trees | - |
| (verb) force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape | Synonyms: corner |
| treed | (adjective) forced to turn and face attackers | Synonyms: at bay, cornered, trapped |
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| treehopper | (noun) small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs | - |
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| treeless | (adjective) not wooded | Synonyms: unwooded |
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| treelet | (noun) a small tree | - |
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| treelike | (adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure | Synonyms: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, tree-shaped |
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| treenail | (noun) a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast | Synonyms: trenail, trunnel |
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| treetop | (noun) the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant | Synonyms: crown |
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