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oak
[ ohk ]
/ oʊk /
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noun
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
the hard, durable wood of an oak tree, used in making furniture and in construction.
Archaic. the leaves of an oak tree, especially as worn in a chaplet.
adjective
pertaining to or made of oak: an antique oak desk;heavy oak doors with double locks.
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Idioms about oak
sport one's oak, British. (of a university student) to indicate that one is not at home to visitors by closing the outer door of one's lodgings.
Origin of oak
First recorded before 900; Middle English ok(e), oc, Old English āc; cognate with Dutch eik, German Eiche, Old Icelandic eik; further origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM oak
oak·like, adjectiveWords nearby oak
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British Dictionary definitions for oak
oak
/ (əʊk) /
noun
Word Origin for oak
Old English āc; related to Old Norse eik, Old High German eih, Latin aesculus
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