cedar

/ˈsiː.də/

name 7noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

gold, large, red, white

The old cabin was built from large cedar logs that had darkened over the years.

VERB + CEDAR

peered

She peered through the cedar branches to see if anyone was coming up the path.

CEDAR + NOUN

birch, forest, moths, tree

The cedar forest stretched across the mountainside, thick with ancient trees.

PREP.

into, with

The carpenter carefully carved the cedar with traditional tools to create a beautiful jewelry box.

ADV.

richly

The old cabin smelled richly of cedar wood after being closed up for winter.

Definitions

noun

A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.

There had been dry seasons, accumulations of dust, wind-blown seeds, and cedars rose wonderfully out of solid rock.

A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona.

The aromatic wood from a tree of genus Cedrus or from any of several not closely related trees.

name

A surname.

name

A programming language, adding various features to the earlier language Mesa.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees

cedarwood

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

There had been dry seasons, accumulations of dust, wind-blown seeds, and cedars rose wonderfully out of solid rock.

Wiktionary

They made huge, grotesque, yet beautiful poles of red cedar.

Tatoeba · #34046

There used to be a large cedar tree there.

Tatoeba · #272136

The cedar count today is really high, so I might have to call work and tell them I'm too sick to go in.

Tatoeba · #4869687

The scent of cedar repels moths.

Tatoeba · #5351565

Gradlon lived in great state in a palace of marble, cedar, and gold.

Tatoeba · #8312295

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