oak ( k)n.1. a. Any of numerous monoecious deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Quercus, bearing acorns as fruit. b. The durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs. c. Something made of this wood. 2. Any of various similar trees or shrubs, such as the poison oak. 3. Any of various brown shades resembling the wood of an oak in color.
[Middle English ok, from Old English c.]
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oak Noun 1. a large forest tree with hard wood, acorns as fruits, and leaves with rounded projections 2. the wood of this tree, used as building timber and for making furniture [Old English āc] oaken adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | oak - the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooringoak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns" fumed oak - oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of ammonia; used for cabinetwork holm oak - hard wood of the holm oak tree wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees | | 2. | oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"acorn - fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base oak - the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring live oak - any of several American evergreen oaks white oak - any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf Quercus coccinea, scarlet oak - medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn red oak - any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles bluejack oak, Quercus incana, turkey oak - small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point overcup oak, Quercus lyrata - medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year scrub oak - any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets chestnut oak - an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees pin oak, Quercus palustris, swamp oak - fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil Quercus phellos, willow oak - medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood cork oak, Quercus suber - medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork Quercus texana, Spanish oak - small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma |
Translations oak [əuk] n → chêne mcpd → de or en (bois de) chêne
oak [əuk] n ( tree, wood) → Eiche fadj [ furniture, door] → Eichen-
oakn oak [əuk]a type of large tree with hard wood. eik, akkerboom بَلّوط، سِنديان дъб dub egetræ die Eiche βελανιδιά roble tamm درخت بلوط tammi chêne אלון शाहबलूत hrast tölgy(fa) pohon eik eik quercia かしの木 오크나무 ąžuolas ozols pokok oak eik eik(etre) dąb carvalho stejar дуб dub hrast hrast ek ต้นโอ๊ก meşe (ağacı) 橡樹 дуб بلوط، شاہ بلوط cây sồi 橡树 adj trees in an oak wood; a room with oak panelling. eike=, van eikehout بَلّوط، سِنْديان дъбов dubový ege- Eichen-... δρύινος de roble tamme- بلوطی tamminen chêne אַלוֹן शाहबलूत की लकड़ी hrastov tölgy(fa) eik eikar- di quercia かし材の ąžuolo, ąžuolinis ozola-; ozolkoka- kayu oak eikehouten eike- de carvalho de/din stejar дубовый dubový hrastov od hrastovine ek- ไม้โอ๊ก meşe 橡木的,橡木制的 дубовий بلوطي thuộc gỗ sồi 橡木的,橡木制的
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