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| beaver1 |
a large rodent, up to four feet long, with thick brown fur and a wide flat tail. Beavers use their long front teeth to cut down trees for food and to build dams and lodges (beaver houses). They use the dams to keep water around their lodges. Beavers live in North America, Europe, and Asia. |
| log1 |
a large, thick piece of a tree that has been cut down and is ready for sawing, burning, or building. [3/5 definitions] |
| lumberjack |
a person whose work is to cut down trees and deliver them to a lumber mill. |
| mow1 |
to cut down with a blade or machine. [2 definitions] |
| pare |
to make less little by little; cut down. [1/2 definitions] |
| reap |
to cut down and gather. [1/2 definitions] |
| stump |
a base of a tree that is left standing after the tree has been cut down. [1/3 definitions] |
| tree ring |
the layer of wood made by a tree during a single year; annual ring. It is possible to figure out the age of a tree that has fallen or has been cut down by counting its rings. |
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