tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
How often you will meet it
Rank 755 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 24,887 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
- a figure that branches from a single root also: tree diagram genealogical tree
- English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) also: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
verb
- force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape also: corner
- plant with trees this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer
- chase an animal up a tree the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed ither dog likes to tree squirrels
- stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree also: shoetree
tree in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was my fortune to find a tree, resembling what Brazilians call an iron tree.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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After this Kiki went into the garden and sitting beneath a tree made a careful study of the paper.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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At the same moment, a man stepped out from the shadow of a tree and walked slowly in the same direction.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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But all under the window spread a tree, with great leaves and sweet white flowers, almost as big as his head.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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The girl and her chaperon had been deposited early in the desirable second-story window in Durfee, looking down on the tree.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1