oak

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ADJ.

big, good, large, near, old, shut, strong, tall

We sat in the shade of the old oak tree on a hot summer afternoon.

VERB + OAK

age, branches, called, engraved, flowers, grows, made, plants

The ancient oak grows taller every year in our grandmother's garden.

OAK + NOUN

ash, beam, front, futile, table, tree, trees, willow

The old oak tree in our garden has stood there for over a hundred years.

PREP.

in, in, into, off, on, on, with

The old wooden table was made from solid oak.

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noun

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.

It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.

Instead there were the white of aspens, streaks of branch and slender trunk glistening from the green of leaves, and the darker green of oaks, and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows.

2

The wood of the oak.

3

A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.

4

Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.

5

Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.

adj

1

Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood.

2

Made of oak wood or timber.

an oak table, oak beam, etc.

verb

1

To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.

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It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind t

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Instead there were the white of aspens, streaks of branch and slender trunk glistening from the green of leaves, and the darker green of oaks, and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall,

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[E]very set of rooms has two doors, and I soon learned that the outer door, which is thick and solid, is called the oak, and to shut it is termed, to sport.

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an oak table, oak beam, etc.

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In poker, 3 OAK beats two pair.

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Are there oak trees on the hill?

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