oaks

name 5noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

big, grand, great, large, little, over, tall, under

The grand oaks in the park provided shade for families picnicking on hot summer days.

VERB + OAKS

come, fell, grow, plants, shade, strokes

The old oaks grew tall and strong in the forest for many decades.

OAKS + NOUN

acorns, amber, beeches, birches, host, nut, prairie, trees

The old oaks and birches created a shaded forest path perfect for our autumn walk.

PREP.

from, from, on

The old house was built from oaks that grew in the forest nearby.

ADV.

such

The old oaks in the park were such magnificent trees that everyone stopped to admire them.

Definitions

noun

A stakes race in which entry is restricted to 3-year-old fillies.

name

A surname.

A place in the United States:

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Idioms & Phrases

mighty oaks from little acorns grow

Something great can come from a modest beginning.

Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!

great oaks from little acorns grow

Alternative form of mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

little strokes fell great oaks

Small but persistent efforts can lead to big results.

“Little strokes fell great oaks,” says the steady worker. “One stroke fells not an oak,” makes a piece of advice to the impetuous. In danger the insignificant may console themselve

tall oaks from little acorns grow

Alternative form of mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Example Bank

From acorns come oaks.

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The morning after I arrived there, I took a walk into the woods of oaks.

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Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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I told him that those ten thousand oaks would look grand in thirty years.

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Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.

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From acorns grow oaks.

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