Oaks

/ (əʊks) /

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noun (functioning as singular)

the Oaks a horse race for fillies held annually at Epsom since 1779: one of the classics of English flat racing

any of various similar races

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Word Origin for Oaks

named after an estate near Epsom

Words nearby Oaks

Oakley, Annie, oakmoss, Oak Park, Oak Ridge, oak-root rot, Oaks, oaktag, oakum, Oakville, oak wilt, oaky

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How to use Oaks in a sentence

In a 2009 interview, Church apostle Dallin H. Oaks held that the Church “does not have a position” on that point.
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At one community fair, in Thousand Oaks, Ruby met a man, a wrestler, who would become her next husband.
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He barricaded himself inside a vacant cabin on Seven Oaks Road, just off Highway 38.
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A listener from Thousand Oaks put me in touch with the Dachshund rescue center where I adopted Lisa-Marie.
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The median home price in River Oaks, Houston, is $931,000, according to this Realtor website.
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Children freshly befurbelowed, were gathering for their games under the oaks.
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The old owl no longer hooted, and the water-oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads.
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The mainland of the great northern cove and the eastern side of the Islands were thick with trees: oaks, buckeye, willows, madroo.
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There was then a great deal of old timber about the place and a long avenue of oaks, besides three large cherry orchards.
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The large soft leaves and the pendent moss of the oaks were gray with dust, but the shade was cool and delicious.
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