The Clue
Branch location (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TREE
Tags
Notes
The answer TREE is very common and appears about once every 28 puzzles.
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Definition
TREE as a noun:
1. a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2. (tree, tree diagram) = a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree"
3. (Tree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree) = English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
TREE as a verb:
1. (corner, tree) = force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
2. plant with trees; "this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer"
3. chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels"
4. (tree, shoetree) = stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree