christmas tree
/ˈkɹɪsməs ˌtɹi/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English
Meaning
noun
An evergreen tree (usually a conifer), or an artificial tree made to resemble this, which is typically decorated with lights and ornaments and often an angel or star at its tip, and used as a decoration during the Christmas holiday season.
noun
Something which resembles a Christmas tree (sense 1) in appearance (for example, in having coloured lights) or shape.
Informal
noun
Something which resembles a Christmas tree (sense 1) in appearance (for example, in having coloured lights) or shape.
noun
Something which resembles a Christmas tree (sense 1) in appearance (for example, in having coloured lights) or shape.
Slang
noun
Something which resembles a Christmas tree (sense 1) in appearance (for example, in having coloured lights) or shape.
American usage
noun
Something which resembles a Christmas tree (sense 1) in appearance (for example, in having coloured lights) or shape.
Example Sentences
- ""I and your mother," he wrote, "sit in the evenings, and gild apples and nuts, because we intend to dress up a Christmas tree,[…]["]"
- "At the head of every table there was a sheep roasted whole, the horns gilt, and the nose tipped with silver. All the fruits were hung upon Christmas trees."
- "It was in 1840 that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had a Christmas tree and so it became fashionable in England."
- "Rockin' around the Christmas tree / At the Christmas party hop / Mistletoe hung where you can see / Every couple tries to stop / Rockin' around the Christmas tree / Let the Christmas spirit ring / Later we'll have some pumpkin pie / And we'll do some caroling"
- "O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, / Your branches green delight us! / O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, / Your branches green delight us. / They're green when summer days are bright; / They're green when winter snow is white. / O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, / Your branches green delight us."
- "At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *gʰer-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɹɪsməs ˌtɹi/
- British English: /ˈkɹɪsməs tɹiː/
Usage
- Informal
- Slang
- American usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage