Oak

/əʊk/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
2. (uncountable) The wood of the oak.
3. A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
4. Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
5. Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
6. The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase sport one's oak.)
7. (wine) The flavor of oak.
8. Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood.

Example Sentences

It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.

Instead there were the white of aspens, streaks of branch and slender trunk glistening from the green of leaves, and the darker green of oaks, and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows.

The vesper bell had rung its parting note; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, and claret.

[E]very set of rooms has two doors, and I soon learned that the outer door, which is thick and solid, is called the oak, and to shut it is termed, to sport.

It was hardly the thing for a master to sport his oak where another member of the staff was concerned.

an oak table, oak beam, etc.

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• oaks
• woak
• yack
• oke
• oaking
• oaked

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