Dictionary.com

oak

[ ohk ]
/ oʊk /
Save This Word!

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.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

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, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use oak in a sentence

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK