Dictionary entry

Treetop

Pronunciation: /ˈtriːtɒp/

Pronunciation

/ˈtriːtɒp/

Myanmar Meaning

သစ်ပင်ထိပ်ဖျား။

Definition

treetop /'tri:tɒp/ n (esp pl ) ေခါင္ကိုင္း။ birds nesting in the treetops.

Examples

  1. ‘From high in the treetops he shakes flowers off the branches so they will fall onto girls passing below.’
  2. ‘Riders are suspended in the jaws of a vampire bat
  3. their legs dangling free
  4. as they swoop over the treetops and soar through the sky.’
  5. ‘I watch slack-mouthed for the fierce rush of delight as it wings its way to the treetops.’
  6. ‘Other children were high in the tall trees swinging from limbs and lounging in the leafy treetops.’
  7. ‘Still sitting in my car
  8. I scanned what water I could see over the treetops.’
  9. ‘Mists hung about the treetops so I couldn't tell how high my garden was.’
  10. ‘It hovers above the grass
  11. but stops well below the treetops.’
  12. ‘The prehensile tail porcupine in South American actually lives in the treetops.’
  13. ‘But she has been playing for time
  14. blathering away in an effort to avoid going 70m up into the treetops.’
  15. ‘They can jump three to four feet from limb to limb in the treetops there.’
  16. ‘Sitting near the front
  17. I felt as if I was soaring up and down from the treetops myself.’
  18. ‘Several other yellow-throats sang their sweet
  19. descending songs from the treetops.’
  20. ‘In many views across Sutton
  21. you see more treetops than rooftops.’
  22. ‘I heard unfamiliar calls from some treetops; I didn't think they were sunbirds.’
  23. ‘A plume of thick
  24. black smoke could be seen miles away; flames billowed high above the treetops.’
  25. ‘The lower-planted trees were taller
  26. and the treetops were fairly similar in height.’
  27. ‘Wild animals howl in the hills
  28. while kites and eagles circle above the treetops.’
  29. ‘When he looked up
  30. he saw a shimmering star lingering in the morning sky
  31. just above the treetops.’
  32. ‘The roses bloomed
  33. swallows skimmed low and the breeze swished the treetops.’
  34. ‘They were blowing the treetops and shaking the fragile leaves off the few trees planted in the courtyard.’