oak
A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
Noun 4 meanings
A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
Any member of species of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
Any member of other species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase sport one's oak.)
Adjective 2 meanings
Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
Made of oak wood or timber.
“an oak table, oak beam, etc.”
Verb 1 meaning
To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.
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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OAK at a glance
OAK has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (O 1 + A 1 + K 5) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,251 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with oak
All rhymes- SOAK8
- CLOAK11
- CROAK11
- BOAK10
- UNCLOAK13
- PRESOAK13
- OVERSOAK15
- BECLOAK15
- BOGOAK13
- RESOAK10
- TROAK9
One letter away
- PAK9
- TAK7
- DAK8
- MAK9
- YAK10
- OAT3
- OAR3
- JAK14
- KAK11
- OAF6
- OIK7
- OUK7
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