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oak

oak

126 1.0
A large tree that has leaves with deep cuts and makes acorns
  • noun
  • /oʊk/
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  • 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?

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Examples

  • She sat on a bench somewhat hidden by oak trees far away.

  • 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?

  • It happened under the old oak tree!

  • "Down there by the river was the big oak with the treehouse in it."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • It was a Texas Live Oak, chief.

  • It had been raining and the woods were cold and wet, but I found a dry spot under an old oak tree.

  • 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

oak tree
vsoak
34 1.0

A large strong tree with leaves that have deep rounded edges and small nuts called acorns

emphasizes deciduous or evergreen habit and leaves rather than wood strength

Compounds

34 1.0

A large strong tree with leaves that have deep rounded edges and small nuts called acorns

7 6.0

A large tree with green leaves all year that grows in the southern United States

6 3.4

A large oak tree with pale wood and acorns that ripen in one year

3 6.5

A climbing or spreading plant with oak-like leaves that makes oil causing skin rash

red oak
  • US
1 4.6

A large North American tree with pointed leaves and red, strong wood used for furniture

1 7.0

A small oak tree that grows like a bush in dry soil and forms dense bushes

1 4.1

A large tree from eastern North America with dark bark and leaves that have five points

pin oak
  • US
1 5.0

A large oak tree that grows fast with deeply cut leaves and bright red color in autumn

1 6.1

A skin rash caused by touching the plant's oil

1 4.8

A tall oak tree that loses its leaves, grows in wet ground, and gives good shade

1 7.0

A medium to large tree with long narrow leaves like a willow and strong wood

8.1

A medium to large tree with strong wood used to make baskets and furniture

9.5

A small oak tree that grows like a bush and forms dense thickets

9.5

A small bushy oak native to the southeastern United States with narrow leaves ending in a bristly point

blackjack oak
  • Specialized
9.1

A small or medium tree that loses its leaves, has dark bark, three-part leaves, and often grows in dense groups

8.9

A small tree with dark, deeply lobed leaves and strong wood used for fence posts

9.3

A small tree with dark green lobed leaves and wood that resists rot, often used for fence posts

bur oak
  • US
7.8

A large oak tree from central and eastern North America with thick bark and fringed acorn cups

brown oak
  • Australian
8.1

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

9.8

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

California live oak
  • Specialized
8.2

An evergreen oak tree with small, thick, spiny dark green leaves that grows on the coast of California

California white oak
  • Specialized
6.6

A tall oak tree from California that loses its leaves in winter and has leathery leaves and slender acorns

7.4

A North American oak tree with leaves like a chestnut and dark, deeply ridged bark

A medium to large tree from China, Japan, and Korea with thick corky bark

9.6

A medium-sized tree that loses its leaves, makes acorns and has strong wood

A medium-sized oak tree that loses its leaves and has strong wood for furniture

coast live oak
  • Specialized
8.3

A short bushy evergreen tree that grows along the west coast of North America with small thick spiny leaves

3.5

A large European tree with leaves that have rounded lobes and strong light-colored wood used for building

7.7

An evergreen oak tree with thick bark used to make cork

cow oak
  • US
9.4

A medium to large tree that grows in eastern United States with strong wood for baskets and chair seats

dwarf chinkapin oak
  • Specialized
9.0

A small bushy tree that makes sweet edible nuts and often grows in dense groups

dwarf chinquapin oak
  • Specialized
8.8

A small bushy oak tree that makes sweet small acorns and forms dense thickets

7.6

A small bushy oak that grows in dense groups and makes sweet nuts

A plant that causes a skin rash when you touch it

A large tree with strong light-coloured wood and leaves with rounded edges

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 tree with hard wood that keeps its leaves all year, common in southern Europe

A large tree from Europe that loses its leaves and has long leaves with spiky edges

fumed oak
  • Specialized
8.9

Oak wood treated with ammonia to make it darker and look older

laurel oak
  • Specialized
7.6

A tree that grows in the southern United States with shiny leaves like a laurel

9.9

A medium-sized evergreen tree with oblong, leathery leaves that often have spiny edges and grows in dry southwestern North America

9.3

A medium to large North American tree with acorns in deep fringed cups

9.9

A large tree with leaves that fall in winter and big acorns in mossy cups

A tall tree with hard, heavy wood that grows on mountains

7.6

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

9.1

An evergreen tree with leaves like holly that grows in Mediterranean regions

9.5

Very hard wood from a Mediterranean evergreen tree used to make strong furniture

A low spreading bush with small acorns and shiny leaves

interior live oak
  • Specialized
9.3

An evergreen tree with thick leaves that grows in dry hills of western North America

8.1

A North American oak tree with broad leaves that have deep notches and dark bark

7.7

A type of oak tree with very hard wood found in parts of the United States

A small aromatic plant with oak-shaped leaves and yellow-green flower clusters

A tree from Japan and China with strong, smooth wood

9.2

A small evergreen tree or shrub that grows in dense sandy coastal thickets

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

A large tree with broad leaves that have sharp points and a rounded top

8.0

An oak tree that grows in wet places near the Mississippi River

8.1

A type of oak tree that grows in wet river areas and has sharply lobed leaves

oak apple
  • Specialized
8.8

A round growth on an oak tree made by baby wasps

An annual weed with green flower spikes and white, hairy leaf bottoms often found in gardens and fields

oak blight
  • Specialized
8.5

A small black insect that lives on oak and dogwood trees

oak chestnut
  • Indian
8.6

A tree from Asia with strong wood and edible nuts

7.9

A bright blue-green plant that grows in damp woods in northern regions

8.6

A small metal pin attached to a medal to show the person received that medal again

1.0

A broad leaf from an oak tree with deep rounded edges

4.0

A badge shaped like a leaf from an oak tree worn to show rank or honor

How Big

live oak
  • US
7 6.0
oak
126 1.0
sapling
16 2.7
seedling
20 2.8

Surface Forms

oak singular
oaks plural

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.