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oak

oak

116 1.0
A large tree that has leaves with deep cuts and makes acorns
  • noun
  • /oʊk/
: roble
  • 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
39 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

39 1.0

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

9 3.4

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

7 6.5

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

6 6.0

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

4 1.0

A broad leaf from an oak tree with deep rounded edges

red oak
  • US
1 4.6

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

1 6.1

A skin rash caused by touching the plant's oil

1 7.0

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

1 4.0

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

1 4.8

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

pin oak
  • US
1 5.0

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

1 7.0

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

1 4.4

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

California live oak
  • Specialized
1 8.2

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

1 6.1

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

1 8.6

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

1 8.7

A small tree with strong wood that does not rot easily, used for fence posts

1 4.1

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

1 7.4

A large North American tree that grows in wet soil and is used for its wood or colorful leaves

bur oak
  • US
1 7.8

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

An evergreen tree from the southern United States with wide, spreading branches and very hard wood

oak chestnut
  • Indian
1 8.6

A tree from Asia with strong wood and edible nuts

1 7.8

A small tree that loses its leaves with low branches and wide limbs in Texas and southern Oklahoma

coast live oak
  • Specialized
1 8.3

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

Shumard oak
  • Specialized
1 8.5

A large oak tree from the southern and eastern United States with lobed leaves and large acorns

1 7.7

An evergreen oak tree with thick bark used to make cork

1 8.1

A small tree from western North America that loses its leaves and has crooked branches and pale grey bark

1 8.1

A small tree from western North America that loses its leaves and has crooked branches and pale grey bark

1 7.4

A tall tree that grows in California with thick leaves and pointed acorns

1 7.7

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

1 7.4

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

blackjack oak
  • Specialized
1 9.1

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

silver oak
  • Australian
1 7.8

A small Australian tree with narrow grey-green hanging leaves and white or cream flowers

1 9.1

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

1 6.0

A medium to large tree from eastern North America with deeply cut leaves that turn bright red in autumn

fumed oak
  • Specialized
1 8.9

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

1 8.1

A large tree that grows in wet soil and has strong wood and leaves with shallow lobes

1 9.8

A medium evergreen tree that makes acorns and has long oval leathery leaves with spiny edges

1 8.1

A tree from the southeastern United States with thin leaves that have pointy tips and deep lobes

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

1 7.9

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

1 9.6

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

1 8.1

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

oak apple
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A round growth on an oak tree made by baby wasps

1 7.4

A large tree from eastern North America with narrow, deeply lobed leaves and wood used for furniture

1 7.6

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

silky oak
  • Australian
1 8.1

A tall Australian tree with feathery leaves and bright orange flowers

laurel oak
  • Specialized
1 7.6

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

cow oak
  • US
1 9.4

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

1 8.2

A medium to large tree that loses its leaves and has acorns deeply covered by their cup

A plant that causes a skin rash when you touch it

A large slow-growing tree from eastern North America with strong wood and leaves with rounded lobes

A poisonous shrub on the west coast of North America that causes an itchy skin rash when touched

1 9.5

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

1 8.3

A medium-sized evergreen oak tree with leathery spiny-edged leaves that grows in dry canyons in southwestern US and northwestern Mexico

1 9.5

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

swamp chestnut oak
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A medium to large tree with big leaves that grows in wet areas of the southeastern United States

swamp oak
  • Australian
1 9.9

A small leafless Australian shrub with small yellow flowers that grows in wet places

1 9.5

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

A small slow-growing tree with leaves shaped like a turkey's foot that lives on dry sandy soil

1 7.6

A small tree in western North America that loses its leaves each year, with crooked branches and pale grey bark

1 6.3

A small to medium oak tree from east-central North America with leaves that have many sharp points

1 8.1

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

silk oak
  • Australian
1 8.9

A tall Australian tree with leaves like a fern and wood used for furniture

8.1

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

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

brown oak
  • Australian
8.1

A large tree from Australia and nearby islands with broad leaves used for its wood

A large tree with dark bark and deeply lobed leaves that loses them in autumn

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

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

3.5

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

dwarf chinkapin oak
  • Specialized
9.0

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

How Big

live oak
  • US
6 6.0
oak
116 1.0
sapling
15 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.