What is "oak" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does oak mean in English? Meaning of oak definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "oak" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "oak": the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

Noun

  • Meaning: the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
  • Synonyms: oak
  • Hyponyms: fumed oak holm oak
  • Hypernyms: wood
  • Meaning of "oak": a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

    Noun

  • Meaning: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
  • Example: great oaks grow from little acorns
  • Synonyms: oak oak tree
  • Hyponyms: american turkey oak black oak bluejack oak box white oak brash oak california black oak chestnut oak chinese cork oak cork oak european turkey oak evergreen oak holly-leaved oak holm oak holm tree iron oak jack oak japanese oak laurel oak live oak northern pin oak nuttall oak nuttall's oak overcup oak pin oak possum oak post oak quercitron quercitron oak quercus cerris quercus coccinea quercus ellipsoidalis quercus grosseserrata quercus ilex quercus imbricaria quercus incana quercus kelloggii quercus laevis quercus laurifolia quercus lyrata quercus mongolica quercus nigra quercus nuttalli quercus palustris quercus phellos quercus stellata quercus suber quercus texana quercus variabilis quercus velutina red oak scarlet oak scrub oak shingle oak spanish oak swamp oak turkey oak water oak white oak willow oak yellow oak
  • Hypernyms: tree
  • Part Holonyms: acorn
  • Substance Holonyms: oak
  • Adjective: ​(countable) A tree of the genus Quercus. 1879, Richard Jefferies, The Amateur Poacher, chapter1: 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. 1912, Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage, Chapter 8 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.1879, Richard Jefferies, The Amateur Poacher, chapter1: 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.1912, Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage, Chapter 8 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.(uncountable) The wood of the oak.A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood. oak colour:    
  • Synonyms:

    amphitheater, arena, auditorium, barn, cinema, coliseum, deck, drama, hall, hippodrome, house, locale, movie, opera house, room, scene, site, assembly hall, boards, concert hall, drive-in, footlights, movie house, odeum, playhouse, show hall, arena, opera house, room, theatre, cinema, movie, site, amphitheater, scene, drama, house, hall, auditorium, deck, locale, coliseum, hippodrome, barn, concert hall, playhouse, movie house, drive-in, boards, footlights, assembly hall, odeum, show hall, plug, spike, stopper, stop, float, seal, close, phellem, bobber, stopple, shive,

    Antonyms:

    opening, beginning, start,

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