- tree
- nounADJECTIVE▪ deciduous, evergreen▪ coniferous▪ native▪ exotic, tropical▪ ornamental▪ forest, woodland (esp. BrE)▪ big, giant, great, high, huge, large, massive, mighty, tall▪ low, small, stunted▪ mature▪ old, young▪ bare, leafless▪ shady▪
We sat beneath a shady tree.
▪ shade▪It was a small town of dust lanes and wide shade trees.
▪ hollow▪ gnarled▪a gnarled old apple tree
▪ fallen▪A fallen tree was blocking the road.
▪ dead▪ fruit▪ apple, cherry, maple, peach, pear, etc.▪ beech, oak, palm, pine, willow, etc.▪ Christmas… OF TREES▪ clump, copse, grove▪ avenue (esp. BrE), belt (esp. BrE), lineVERB + TREE▪ grow, plant▪ climb▪ chop down, cut down, fell▪Protesters formed a human blockade to stop loggers felling trees.
▪ uproot▪The floods left a tide of mud and uprooted trees.
▪ prune▪ be shaded byTREE + VERB▪ grow▪ stand▪An enormous oak tree stands at the entrance to the school.
▪ line sth, surround sth▪Palm trees line the broad avenue.
▪ sway▪Trees swayed gently in the breeze.
▪ be blown down, blow down, fall▪ bear sth, produce sth▪The tree produces tiny white blossoms.
▪ provide sthTREE + NOUN▪ bark, branch, leaves, limb, root, stump, trunk▪ tops (usually treetops)▪ canopy▪dappled shafts of light which struggled through the tree canopy
▪ cover▪Tree cover would prevent further soil erosion.
▪ felling, planting▪ trimmer▪ species▪ line (usually treeline)▪Above the treeline, take a grassy path leading steeply to the summit.
▪ belt▪The tree belt around the fields acts as a windbreak.
▪ growth▪ rings▪The forest can be dated by studying tree rings.
▪ damage▪tree damage caused by acid rain
▪ nursery▪He bought tools and seeds with the aim of setting up a tree nursery.
▪ surgeon▪ hugger (usually tree-hugger) (= sb who is anxious to protect the environment) (disapproving, humorous)PREPOSITION▪ in a/the tree▪a bird in a tree
▪ on a/the tree▪fruit on a tree
▪ under a tree▪We sat under a tree, in the shade.
▪ up a/the tree▪The cat got stuck up a tree.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
