tree stump

collocation in English

meaningsoftreeandstump

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withtree.
tree
noun[C]
uk
/triː/us
/triː/
a tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its ...
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stump
noun
uk
/stʌmp/us
/stʌmp/
the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has ...
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(Definition oftreeandstumpfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftree stump

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Logging gaps could be distinguished by the presence of an oldtreestump, a decaying crown and an overhead canopy opening.
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The second frequent cause of the overturning of tractors occurs when well-meaning farmers try to remove atreestump, and attach a rope between the tractor and thetreestump.
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When he is fixing up the house, he digs up atreestumpthat looks vaguely like a baby.
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Bugs of course notices his attempt from atreestump.
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Other sites chosen can be in a hollow tree, in atreestumpor fallen log, or in a gap under a rock.
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It builds a cup nest low in dense vegetation or atreestump, and lays two eggs.
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The sculpture's base depicts a forest floor, including a small brokentreestumpon the proper left.
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Just then, atreestumpcomes to life and tells them there's a pot of gold in the castle up in the sky.
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The three of them got thrown off the sledge after hitting an oldtreestump.
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A stumpbuster is used to split atreestump.
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It was generally made of porcelain in the shape of atreestump, with a bird for decoration.
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He chooses atreestumpoff in the distance, throws the javelin, and hits the target.
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The only known nest was a shallow bowl in the top of a rottingtreestumpthat was lined with wood chips and dry leaves.
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As he leans on atreestump, thinking what to do next, the stump suddenly moves and walks away.
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In the garden were rows of seats and tables beneath old trees, and a large but almost branchlesstreestumpcarrying the pub's sign board.
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It is born when a spirit possesses a rottentreestump.
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The mound is shaped to give a smooth transition from the slope to the top of thetreestump.
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It builds a leaf-lined nest 0.6to5m ft up in a hollow palmtreestump, and lays 23 white eggs.
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