Oak Definition

ōk
oaks
noun
oaks
Any of a genus (Quercus) of large hardwood trees and bushes of the beech family, bearing acorns.
Webster's New World
The hard durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs.
American Heritage
Any of various plants with oaklike leaves.
Webster's New World
The wood of an oak.
Webster's New World
A wreath of oak leaves.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of oak; oaken.
Webster's New World
(colour) Of a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
Wiktionary

Made of oak wood or timber.

An oak table, oak beam, etc.
Wiktionary

Consisting of oak trees.

An oak wood, oak forest, etc.
Wiktionary
Initialism of of a kind.
In poker, 3 OAK beats two pair.
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Other Word Forms of Oak

Noun

Singular:
oak
Plural:
oaks

Origin of Oak

  • From Middle English ook, from Old English āc, from Proto-Germanic *aiks (compare Scots aik, West Frisian iik, Dutch eik, German Eiche, Danish eg), from Proto-Indo-European *eiḱ or *eiǵ- (compare Latin aesculus (“Durmast oak"), Lithuanian ąžuolas (“oak"), Albanian enjë (“juniper, yew"), Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigilōps, “Turkey oak"))

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English ok from Old English āc

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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