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tree house

noun

a small house, especially one for children to play in, built or placed up in the branches of a tree.

Origin of tree house

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby tree house

tree farm, tree fern, tree frog, tree fuchsia, tree heath, tree house, tree hyrax, tree kangaroo, tree lawn, tree layer, tree line

Example sentences from the Web for treehouse

Are we going to see you direct an episode of The Simpsons, or a Treehouse of Horror segment?

Guillermo Del Toro on ‘Cabinet of Curiosities,’ Collaborating with Kanye West, and More |Marlow Stern |November 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I told Al Jean I have a great story for one of the three Treehouse of Horror segments, and would gladly direct one of them.

Guillermo Del Toro on ‘Cabinet of Curiosities,’ Collaborating with Kanye West, and More |Marlow Stern |November 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
You as a community have built the Treehouse; a group of people who have made every effort to support and help each other.

Kate Wears Her Mum’s Dress for Maiden Speech |Tom Sykes |March 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
As a child, I dreamed of becoming a primatologist, and I had this idea of being in a jungle and living in a treehouse.

Audrey Tautou on ‘Amélie,’ Her New Film ‘Delicacy,’ & More |Marlow Stern |March 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

He likened the situation to several regulators “up in the treehouse with a ‘No Girls Allowed’ sign.”

The Hillary Groping Incident And Other Signs We’re Back in 1950 |Amy Siskind |December 7, 2008 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for treehouse

treehouse

/ (ˈtriːˌhaʊs) /

noun

a shelter built in a tree, usually as a play area for children