teak
IPA: tˈik
noun
- (uncountable, countable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- (countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona
- (uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
adjective
- Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
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Examples of "teak" in Sentences
- Then when it dries you use special oil called teak oil.
- The interior was trimmed in teak, as was the companionway leading into the cabin.
- Give your next PC all the style of fine furniture or a sleek sailboat by having it encased in teak or mahogany.
- Slow growing trees such as teak and many other hardwoods will be cut down and not replanted when interest rates are even moderately high.
- The chair handmade in teak & leather is an experiment to evoke emotions that emerge in these modern times of straight line mass productible furniture.
- Moreover, the bigger trees such as teak and cedar provide ideal conditions for the smaller cocoa trees which grow best in the shade, while the roots of the bigger trees oxygenate the soil.
- (The tabletop, bought from Seattle dealer David Smith, is made of Indonesian teak, which is expensive, "but it's a tropical hardwood, so it'll last forever," says Ed. He hated the table's original base, so he tore it off and replaced it with plain steel legs.
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