oak
- noun
- /oʊk/
- The dining room features a beautiful table made of oak that adds warmth to the space.
- white oak
Usually biochar is chosen from hardwoods like Maple, oak, cherry, things like that.
- Usually biochar is chosen from hardwoods like Maple, oak, cherry, things like that.
- 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
Hard wood often used for furniture and floors
Wood from the tree that grows small red fruit used for furniture
Dark brown wood from a tree with hard nuts used to make furniture
Strong flexible wood from certain trees used for making tools and sports equipment
A hard dark reddish wood from tropical trees used to make fine furniture and musical instruments
Reddish, long-lasting wood from a tall California tree used for building and furniture
Light, strong wood from an evergreen tree used for building and musical instruments
A strong heavy wood from North American trees used for tool handles and flooring
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
Wood from a large tree with smooth grey bark used for floors and tool handles
A type of wood from cherry trees used for furniture and smoking food
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
Wood from pine trees often used to make furniture
Hard, strong wood from a large shade tree used for furniture and tools
Hard, strong yellow-brown wood from the teak tree that resists water and insects, used for furniture and boats
Very hard wood used for strong tools and heavy building
Wood from cedar trees that smells pleasant, resists rot, and is used for chests and furniture
Hard dense wood people use for carving and making small tools
Hard wood from oak trees used to make furniture
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
A very hard, almost black wood that people use for fine furniture and musical instruments
A very dark, dense wood used for furniture and musical instruments
Wood from a birch tree that people use to make furniture and buildings
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 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.