oak

IPA: ˈoʊk

(countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
(uncountable) The wood of the oak.
A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
The she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae
Lagunaria, white oak, in family Malvaceae
Various species called silky oak, in family Proteaceae
Toxicodendron, poison oak, in family Anacardiaceae
Various tanbark oak or stone oak species in family Fagaceae, genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus.
The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase sport one's oak.)
(wine) The flavor of oak.

Examples of "oak" in Sentences

III. iii.210 (440,8) To seel her father's eyes up, close as oak] There is little relation between _eyes_ and _oak_.
On a medium-bodied, somewhat creamy palate, the oak is a little raw for my taste and isn't balanced by that timid fruit.
Right now, I think the oak is a little too noticeable, but this is still a young wine so that rawness will probably fade.
When I think of the Commonwealth I see a shady little group of these small saplings which we called the oak parlor; when I think of George
The term _oak_ is used in several places in Scripture, but nowhere does it appear to refer to the oak as we know it -- _our indigenous oak_.
"An _oaken_ cask," signifies an _oak_ cask, or a cask _of oak_; i.e. a cask _made_ of oak; but a _beer_ cask, and a cask _of beer_, are two different things.
"Then the _oak_ is such a blessing," he exclaimed with peculiar fervour, clasping his hands, and repeating often -- "the oak is such a blessing!" slowly and in a solemn tone.
Among these, the prevailing tree was the evergreen oak, (which, by way of distinction, we call the _live - oak_;) and with these occurred frequently a new species of oak bearing