oak
- noun
- /oʊk/
- We got married under the great big oak tree.
- an oak tree
- an oak forest
- white oak
Like so for example, can can an oak tree catch whooping cough?
- Like so for example, can can an oak tree catch whooping cough?
- It's kind of like the other saying, small strokes fell great oaks.
- No matter how they speak of fall foliage, shrub oaks take a vow the color of rust.
- You have DNA in common with yeast cells, with an apple, with oak trees.
- It is not like the acorn growing into an oak.
- If you plant oak trees, you get oak tree carrots, you'll get a carrot.
- So we're not talking about oaks, but more like algae or something that covers the ground.
Examples
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She sat on a bench somewhat hidden by oak trees far away.
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Our trailer stood in a patch of live oaks, with gray moss hanging down.
Fiction book (1990) -
So what do great relationships and oak trees have in common?
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It happened under the old oak tree!
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"Down there by the river was the big oak with the treehouse in it."
Fiction book (1991) -
It was a Texas Live Oak, chief.
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It had been raining and the woods were cold and wet, but I found a dry spot under an old oak tree.
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The sites feature hundreds of tall oak posts that seem to mimic Stonehenge.
Academic text (2008) -
Between the hills once lay little valleys of oak and meadow, where mule deer grazed and condors soared.
Fiction book (1990) -
We got married under the great big oak tree.
Synonyms
A large strong tree with leaves that have deep rounded edges and small nuts called acorns
Compounds
A large strong tree with leaves that have deep rounded edges and small nuts called acorns
- US
A climbing or spreading plant with oak-like leaves that makes oil causing skin rash
- US
A large North American tree with pointed leaves and red, strong wood used for furniture
- US
A large tree from eastern North America with dark bark and leaves that have five points
- US
A large oak tree that grows fast with deeply cut leaves and bright red color in autumn
- US
A small bushy oak native to the southeastern United States with narrow leaves ending in a bristly point
- Specialized
A small or medium tree that loses its leaves, has dark bark, three-part leaves, and often grows in dense groups
A small tree with dark green lobed leaves and wood that resists rot, often used for fence posts
- US
A large oak tree from central and eastern North America with thick bark and fringed acorn cups
- Australian
A large tree from Australia and nearby islands with broad leaves used for its wood
A medium-sized evergreen oak tree with leathery spiny-edged leaves that grows in dry canyons in southwestern US and northwestern Mexico
- US
A medium evergreen tree that makes acorns and has long oval leathery leaves with spiny edges
A large tree with dark bark and deeply lobed leaves that loses them in autumn
- Specialized
An evergreen oak tree with small, thick, spiny dark green leaves that grows on the coast of California
- Specialized
A tall oak tree from California that loses its leaves in winter and has leathery leaves and slender acorns
- US
A North American oak tree with leaves like a chestnut and dark, deeply ridged bark
A medium-sized oak tree that loses its leaves and has strong wood for furniture
- Specialized
A short bushy evergreen tree that grows along the west coast of North America with small thick spiny leaves
- UK
A large European tree with leaves that have rounded lobes and strong light-colored wood used for building
- US
A medium to large tree that grows in eastern United States with strong wood for baskets and chair seats
- Specialized
A small bushy tree that makes sweet edible nuts and often grows in dense groups
- Specialized
A small bushy oak tree that makes sweet small acorns and forms dense thickets
A small slow-growing tree with leaves shaped like a turkey's foot that lives on dry sandy soil
A large slow-growing tree from eastern North America with strong wood and leaves with rounded lobes
A shrub or small tree that keeps some leaves in winter and makes acorns, native to Arizona and New Mexico
A large tree from Europe that loses its leaves and has long leaves with spiky edges
- Specialized
A tree that grows in the southern United States with shiny leaves like a laurel
- US
A medium-sized evergreen tree with oblong, leathery leaves that often have spiny edges and grows in dry southwestern North America
- US
A small tree in western North America that loses its leaves each year, with crooked branches and pale grey bark
An edible East Asian mushroom used in cooking with a golden to dark brown cap and a stem not eaten
A tree that keeps leaves all year and has hard wood and spiny dark green leaves like holly
- Specialized
An evergreen tree with thick leaves that grows in dry hills of western North America
A yellow-green fern with delicate spreading leaves that grows in cool rocky places
A small to medium oak tree from east-central North America with leaves that have many sharp points
An annual weed with green flower spikes and white, hairy leaf bottoms often found in gardens and fields
- Jargon
A small metal pin attached to a medal to show the person received that medal again
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Etymology
Oak comes from an old English word āc that meant 'oak', so people have used this name for the large, strong tree for a very long time.