oak
//əʊk//
Forms
- Plural
- oaks
- present (v1)
- oak
- past (v2)
- oaked
- past participle (v3)
- oaked
- present participle
- oaking
- 3rd person singular
- oaks
Definitions
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.Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
3.The wood of the oak.
4.A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
1.Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
2.Made of oak wood or timber.
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”).
Cognates