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oak

//əʊk//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for oak

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
oaks

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
oak
past (v2)
oaked
past participle (v3)
oaked
present participle
oaking
3rd person singular
oaks

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.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. 2.Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.

  3. 3.The wood of the oak.

  4. 4.A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood.

  2. 2.Made of oak wood or timber.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3745

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ake, hok, oek, ok, oke, from Old English aac, āc, ǣċ, from Proto-West Germanic *aik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).

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