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  1. tree:


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Detailed Synonyms for tree in English

tree:

tree [the ~] noun

  1. the tree
    – a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms 1
    the tree
    – a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms 1
  2. the tree
    – a figure that branches from a single root 1
    the tree; the tree diagram
    – a figure that branches from a single root 1
  3. the tree
    the tree
  4. the tree
    – A data structure containing zero or more nodes that are linked together in a hierarchy. If any nodes are present, one node is the root; each node except the root is the child of one and only one other node, and each node has zero or more nodes as children. 2
    the tree
    – A data structure containing zero or more nodes that are linked together in a hierarchy. If any nodes are present, one node is the root; each node except the root is the child of one and only one other node, and each node has zero or more nodes as children. 2

tree verb

  1. tree
    – stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree 1
    tree; shoetree
    – stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree 1
  2. tree
    – chase an animal up a tree 1
    tree
    – chase an animal up a tree 1
    • tree verb
      • the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it1
      • her dog likes to tree squirrels1
  3. tree
    – plant with trees 1
    tree
    – plant with trees 1
    • tree verb
      • this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer1
  4. tree
    – force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape 1
    tree; to corner
    – force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape 1
    • tree verb
    • corner verb (corners, cornered, cornering)

Related Words for "tree":

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Related Definitions for "tree":

  1. a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms1
  2. a figure that branches from a single root1
    • genealogical tree1
  3. stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree1
  4. chase an animal up a tree1
    • the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it1
    • her dog likes to tree squirrels1
  5. plant with trees1
    • this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer1
  6. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape1
  7. A data structure containing zero or more nodes that are linked together in a hierarchy. If any nodes are present, one node is the root; each node except the root is the child of one and only one other node, and each node has zero or more nodes as children.2

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