oak
- noun
- /oʊk/
- The dining room features a beautiful table made of oak that adds warmth to the space.
- white oak
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Watch on YouTubeUsually biochar is chosen from hardwoods like Maple, oak, cherry, things like that.
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- He loved its great oak tables and vaulted windows.
- So those are my beautiful new oak windows.
- This is oak barrel scent, Buffalo Trace, but oak barrel scent.
- Instead, I reach for his hand across the varnish oak top.
- So it feels just very like staccato, Like, for example, they're walking Benedict gesture to the large oak desk.
Examples
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At the touch of an unseen doorkeeper, the oak panels slid shut behind him.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Temeraire, constructed of oak, was built at Chatham and launched in 1798.
Academic text (1995) -
And this is an oak right here of some variety.
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I stopped near the live oak and looked about, trying to see things.
Fiction book (1990) -
Lily had case files spread out all over the oak dining room table.
Fiction book (1993) -
Then he said he also likes oak and pine and maple...
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Grandma One Rock added a piece of thick, gnarled oak branch to the fire.
Fiction book (1993) -
The room was dominated by the biggest, glossiest oak desk she had ever seen, with a green felt blotter.
Fiction book (1992) -
The rathskeller was a large, dark, comfortable room with oak paneling and white tablecloths.
Fiction book (1993) -
She chose an oak cabinet for her kitchen, admired for its durability and classic look.
Synonyms
The hard material from trees used for building and as fuel
Strong wood from trees with wide leaves like oak or maple used for floors and furniture
Dark brown wood from a tree with hard nuts used to make furniture
Hard wood often used for furniture and floors
A strong heavy wood from North American trees used for tool handles and flooring
Strong flexible wood from certain trees used for making tools and sports equipment
Reddish, long-lasting wood from a tall California tree used for building and furniture
A hard dark reddish wood from tropical trees used to make fine furniture and musical instruments
Wood from the tree that grows small red fruit used for furniture
Wood from apple trees used for smoking food and for carving
Hard pale wood from a beech tree used to make furniture, floors, and tool handles
Very hard wood used for strong tools and heavy building
Wood from pine trees often used to make furniture
Light, strong wood from an evergreen tree used for building and musical instruments
A type of wood from cherry trees used for furniture and smoking food
Wood from a large tree with smooth grey bark used for floors and tool handles
Hard, strong yellow-brown wood from the teak tree that resists water and insects, used for furniture and boats
Wood from a birch tree that people use to make furniture and buildings
Wood from cedar trees that smells pleasant, resists rot, and is used for chests and furniture
Hard, strong wood from a large shade tree used for furniture and tools
A very dark, dense wood used for furniture and musical instruments
A very hard, almost black wood that people use for fine furniture and musical instruments
Hard wood from oak trees used to make furniture
Hard dense wood people use for carving and making small tools
Hard, strong wood from an elm tree used to make furniture and tools
Wood from a small tree that people use to make furniture and baskets
Very hard wood from a Mediterranean evergreen tree used to make strong furniture
A tree from Africa with hard reddish-brown wood used for furniture and building
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 oak tree that grows fast with deeply cut leaves and bright red color in autumn
- Specialized
An evergreen oak tree with small, thick, spiny dark green leaves that grows on the coast of California
- Jargon
A small metal pin attached to a medal to show the person received that medal again
- US
A large tree from eastern North America with dark bark and leaves that have five points
- US
A large North American tree that grows in wet soil and is used for its wood or colorful leaves
- US
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
- US
A small tree that loses its leaves with low branches and wide limbs in Texas and southern Oklahoma
- Specialized
A short bushy evergreen tree that grows along the west coast of North America with small thick spiny leaves
- Specialized
A large oak tree from the southern and eastern United States with lobed leaves and large acorns
- US
A small tree from western North America that loses its leaves and has crooked branches and pale grey bark
A small tree from western North America that loses its leaves and has crooked branches and pale grey bark
- US
A North American oak tree with leaves like a chestnut and dark, deeply ridged bark
- Specialized
A small or medium tree that loses its leaves, has dark bark, three-part leaves, and often grows in dense groups
- Australian
A small Australian tree with narrow grey-green hanging leaves and white or cream flowers
- US
A medium to large tree from eastern North America with deeply cut leaves that turn bright red in autumn
A large tree that grows in wet soil and has strong wood and leaves with shallow lobes
- US
A medium evergreen tree that makes acorns and has long oval leathery leaves with spiny edges
- US
A tree from the southeastern United States with thin leaves that have pointy tips and deep lobes
A large tree from eastern North America with narrow, deeply lobed leaves and wood used for furniture
- Specialized
A tree that grows in the southern United States with shiny leaves like a laurel
- US
A medium to large tree that grows in eastern United States with strong wood for baskets and chair seats
- US
A medium to large tree that loses its leaves and has acorns deeply covered by their cup
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
A medium-sized evergreen oak tree with leathery spiny-edged leaves that grows in dry canyons in southwestern US and northwestern Mexico
A medium-sized oak tree that loses its leaves and has strong wood for furniture
- Specialized
A medium to large tree with big leaves that grows in wet areas of the southeastern United States
- Australian
A small leafless Australian shrub with small yellow flowers that grows in wet places
- US
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
- US
A small tree in western North America that loses its leaves each year, with crooked branches and pale grey bark
A small to medium oak tree from east-central North America with leaves that have many sharp points
A type of oak tree that grows in wet river areas and has sharply lobed leaves
- Australian
A tall Australian tree with leaves like a fern and wood used for furniture
A small tree with dark green lobed leaves and wood that resists rot, often used for fence posts
- Australian
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
- Specialized
A tall oak tree from California that loses its leaves in winter and has leathery leaves and slender acorns
- UK
A large European tree with leaves that have rounded lobes and strong light-colored wood used for building
- Specialized
A small bushy tree that makes sweet edible nuts and often grows in dense groups
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Etymology
Oak comes from the same old English word āc meaning 'oak', and because the wood comes from that tree, oak also means its hard, long-lasting wood used for furniture and barrels.