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treehouse

/ˈtɹiːˌhaʊs/

treehouse noun: a house, or similar structure within a tree, or several trees, built with light materials.

treehouse: a house, or similar structure within a tree, or several trees, built with light materials
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Noun

treehouse (plural treehouses)

  1. (US) A house, or similar structure within a tree, or several trees, built with light materials.
    • so that I am high and dry, and have all the better view too, quite a grand flight of steps-a broad ladder-up into my house. The Mahaga lads and I call it my tree-house.1867, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Life of John Coleridge Patteson, Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands, Volume 2, page 177
    Synonyms:
    treeshed
  2. A tropical residence built in a tree, or on stilts.

treehouse meaning in Malayalam

treehouse in Malayalam

a house within a tree
ഏറുമാടം ēṟumāṭaṁ

Synonyms of treehouse

Forms of treehouse

pluraltreehouses
alternative formtree house
alternative formtree-house

Origin of treehouse

From tree + house. First use appears c. 1867. See cite below.

Questions about treehouse

What does treehouse mean?
Treehouse means a house, or similar structure within a tree, or several trees, built with light materials.
What is treehouse in Malayalam?
Treehouse in Malayalam is ഏറുമാടം (ēṟumāṭaṁ). See Treehouse meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is treehouse?
Treehouse is a noun.
How do you pronounce treehouse?
Treehouse is pronounced /ˈtɹiːˌhaʊs/.
What is the plural of treehouse?
The plural of treehouse is treehouses.

Words near treehouse in the dictionary

  1. treehole
  2. treeholes
  3. treehood
  4. treehopper
  5. treehoppers
  6. treehouse
  7. treehouses
  8. treehugger
  9. treehuggers
  10. treehunter
  11. treehunters

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