oak
[ ohk ]
/ oʊk /
noun
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
the hard, durable wood of such a tree, used in making furniture and in construction.
the leaves of this tree, especially as worn in a chaplet.
anything made of the wood of this tree, as an item of furniture, a door, etc.
Idioms for 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
before 900; Middle English
ook, Old English
āc; cognate with Dutch
eik, German
Eiche
OTHER WORDS FROM oak
oak·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for oak
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