Christmas tree

noun

plural Christmas trees

1

: a usually evergreen tree decorated at Christmas

2

: an oil-well control device consisting of an assembly of fittings placed at the top of the well

3

drag racing : a set of paired colored lights arranged in two columns on a vertical pole in front of the starting line and used for starting a race

Lights on top of the Christmas tree tell the drivers to enter the staging area. Larger yellow lights mean, "get ready." The green light means "go!"

—Lori Polydoros

Examples of Christmas tree in a Sentence

We hung the lights on the Christmas tree.

Recent Examples on the Web

Residents can request curbside disposal of their Christmas trees until Jan. 31, according to the city's website. —Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025

The family was even gifted with the now-infamous Christmas tree. —Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025

The Rehabilitation A week after Manes’ departure, Johnson posted the image of himself posing with Bukele and their families in front of a Christmas tree. —T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025

Now, your Christmas tree may be looking a little bare. —Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Christmas tree

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Kids Definition

Christmas tree

noun

: a usually evergreen tree decorated at Christmas