christmas-tree

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A decorated evergreen tree: "Christmas tree" refers to a real or artificial evergreen tree (such as a fir, pine, or spruce) that is decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel, and often a star or angel on top, traditionally set up indoors during the Christmas season as a festive symbol.

Usage Examples

• (We place and adorn a festive evergreen tree indoors.)
• (The children assisted in decorating the tree for Christmas.)

Advanced Usage

• "to trim the Christmas tree": to decorate the Christmas tree with ornaments and lights.

  • We spent the evening trimming the Christmas tree together as a family. (We decorated the tree with festive items.)

• "Christmas tree farm": a place where Christmas trees are grown and sold.

  • We drove to a local Christmas tree farm to choose our tree this year. (We visited a farm that sells trees for Christmas.)

Variants and Related Words

• Christmas-tree-shaped (adj): having the form or shape of a Christmas tree.

  • She wore a Christmas-tree-shaped brooch on her sweater. (A brooch in the shape of a Christmas tree.)

• Christmas-tree stand (n): a base or holder used to keep a Christmas tree upright.

  • We need to buy a new Christmas-tree stand because the old one is broken. (A stand to support the tree.)

Synonyms

• Yule tree: an old-fashioned term for a Christmas tree, often used in poetic or historical contexts.
• Holiday tree: a secular or inclusive term for a tree decorated during the winter holiday season.

Related Idioms

• "Like a Christmas tree": (informal) used to describe something that is brightly lit, colourful, or excessively decorated.

  • The car was covered in so many lights it looked like a Christmas tree. (The car was very brightly decorated.)

• "To light up like a Christmas tree": to become very bright or illuminated, often suddenly.

  • The city skyline lights up like a Christmas tree during the holiday season. (The buildings become very bright with festive lights.)

Phrasal Verbs

• • We put up the Christmas tree on December 1st. (We set up and decorated the tree.)
  • We take down the Christmas tree after New Year's Day. (We remove and store the tree.)