English dictionary

tree

/tr/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
a figure that branches from a single root

noun.shape

Examples
Genealogical tree.

Synonyms tree diagram

Source: WordNet 3.0
English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)

noun.person

Synonyms sir herbert beerbohm tree

Source: WordNet 3.0
Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.

noun

Source: webster1913

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

verb.motion

Synonyms corner

Source: WordNet 3.0
plant with trees

verb.contact

Examples
This lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer.

Source: WordNet 3.0
chase an animal up a tree

verb.competition

Examples
The hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it.

Her dog likes to tree squirrels.

Source: WordNet 3.0
stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree

verb.change

Synonyms shoetree

Source: WordNet 3.0
To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog <i>trees</i> a squirrel.

verb

Source: webster1913