What does "beech" mean?
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
Beech
/biːt͡ʃ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
- Grammar: beech is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: beech tree, beech forest, beech lumber, beech nut.
- Useful contrasts: conifer forest, softwood.
- Usage evidence: As the three men entered the alley, a bird resembling a crow flew from the top of a large beech tree as if it had been frightened.
How to use "beech"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
"A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky."
- 2 An aircraft made by Beechcraft.
"The company had five Beeches for flying its top executives around."
- 3 any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions wordnet
- 4 The wood of the beech tree.
- 5 wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A village and civil parish west of Alton, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6938). countable, uncountable
- 2 An unincorporated community in Warren County, Iowa, United States. countable, uncountable
- 3 An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 A surname. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonyms beech treebeech forestbeech lumberbeech nutbeech standsbeech timber
Antonyms
conifer forestsoftwood
Example
"As the three men entered the alley, a bird resembling a crow flew from the top of a large beech tree as if it had been frightened."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "beech"?
Common synonyms include: beech tree, beech forest, beech lumber, beech nut, beech stands, beech timber.
How do you use "beech" in a sentence?
As the three men entered the alley, a bird resembling a crow flew from the top of a large beech tree as if it had been frightened.
How do you pronounce "beech"?
Pronounced /biːt͡ʃ/.
Etymology
From Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of buky. Related to English book.