Tree vs Water - What's the difference?
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A large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth with age and branches (which also grow in circumference with age).
Any plant that is reminiscent of the above but not classified as a tree in the strict botanical sense: for example the banana "tree".
An object made from a tree trunk and having multiple hooks]] or storage [[platform, platforms.
A device used to hold or stretch a shoe open.
The structural frame of a saddle.
(graph theory) A connected graph with no cycles or, equivalently, a connected graph with n'' vertices and ''n -1 edges.
(computing theory) A recursive data structure in which each node has zero or more nodes as children.
(graphical user interface) A display or listing of entries or elements such that there are primary and secondary entries shown, usually linked by drawn lines or by indenting to the right.
Any structure or construct having branches akin to (1).
The structure or wooden frame used in the construction of a saddle used in horse riding.
(informal) Marijuana.
(obsolete) A cross or gallows.
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(obsolete) wood; timber
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(chemistry) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
To chase (an animal or person) up a tree.
To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree.
(uncountable) A chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula H?O, required by all forms of life on Earth.
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(obsolete) Ancient philosophy.
# (alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
# One of the five basic elements (see ).
(often, in the plural) Any body of water, or a specific part of it.
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# (sometimes, countable) Mineral water.
# (countable, often, in the plural) Spa water.
# (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
# Urine.
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# Amniotic fluid; used in the plural in the UK and in singular in North America.
# (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
(figuratively, in the plural, or, in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
(colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
(uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
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The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
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To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
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To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
To get or take in water.
(colloquial) To urinate onto.
To dilute.
(transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
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To fill with or secrete water.
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between tree and water
is that tree is (obsolete) wood; timber while water is (obsolete) ancient philosophy.In lang=en terms the difference between tree and water
is that tree is to place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree while water is to wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.As nouns the difference between tree and water
is that tree is a large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth with age and branches (which also grow in circumference with age) while water is (uncountable) a chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula h₂o, required by all forms of life on earth.As verbs the difference between tree and water
is that tree is to chase (an animal or person) up a tree while water is to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).tree
English
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(en-noun) (plural "treen" is obsolete)- is the tallest living tree in the world.
- Birds have a nest in a tree in the garden.
- He had the choice of buying a scratching post or a cat tree .
- He put a shoe tree in each of his shoes.
- We’ll show it as a tree list.
- Tyburn tree
- [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree .
- In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of silver but also of tree and of earth.
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* plant * (in graph theory) graphHyponyms
* oak, fir, pine * see also:Synonyms
* sapling, seedlingSee also
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(d)- The dog treed the cat.
- to tree a boot
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In the News, passage=Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.}}
Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pp.284-5
- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
- A water' drop placed on the surface of ice can either spread or form a lens depending on the properties of the three phases involved in wetting, i.e., on the properties of the ice, ' water , and gas phases.
The climate of Tibet: Pole-land, passage=Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.}}
Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
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* (English Citations of "water")Synonyms
* See also * See alsoAntonyms
* ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour * (basic elements) earth, air/wind, fire; wood, metal; void/etherHypernyms
* chemical, substance * liquid, fluid * (basic elements) element * (urine) body fluid, bodily fluid, biofluidHyponyms
* heavy water; ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour * mineral water; hard water, soft waterMeronyms
* hydrogen, oxygenDerived terms
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(en verb)- tears watering the ground
- Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands.
- I need to go water the cattle .
- The ship put into port to water .
- Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.
- Can you water the whisky, please?
- Chopping onions makes my eyes water .
- The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water .
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