Synonyms of tree

Noun


1. tree, woody plant, ligneous plant

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

2. tree, tree diagram, plane figure, two-dimensional figure

usage: a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree"

3. Tree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree

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

Verb


1. corner, tree, steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise

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

2. tree, plant, set

usage: plant with trees; "this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer"

3. tree, chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track

usage: chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels"

4. tree, shoetree, elongate, stretch

usage: stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree

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