Results for oak

Definitions of oak:

part of speech: adjective

oaken.

part of speech: noun

A tree of many species; also its wood, used in shipbuilding and for many other purposes, noted for its hardness and durability.

part of speech: noun

A tree of many species, found in all parts of the world, and noted for its peculiar fruit, the acorn; the wood of this tree; any of several plants resembling the oak in foliage.

part of speech: noun

A tree of many species, the most famous of which is the British oak, so valuable for its timber.

Usage examples for oak:

• Would you just as soon have new golden oak furniture? "Clover and Blue Grass", Eliza Calvert Hall

• The two gentlemen sought shelter under the thick crowns of the oak trees by the wayside, which formed an impenetrable roof to the flood of rain. "Old Fritz and the New Era", Louise Muhlbach

• To produce this effect, the natural brown of the oak had been left in some places. "The Amulet", Hendrik Conscience

• She may be French now, but the oak in her timbers grew in Old England." "Newton Forster", Frederick Marryat