- [countable, uncountable] (also oak tree [countable])a large tree that produces small nuts called acorns. Oaks are common in northern countries and can live to be hundreds of years old.
- The forest is famous for its ancient oak trees.
- a gnarled old oak tree
- forests of oak and pine
- The oaks were planted in the 16th century.
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- [uncountable] the hard wood of the oak tree
- oak beams
- This table is made of solid oak.
- chairs of polished oak
Word OriginOld English āc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eik and German Eiche.
Idioms
See oak in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarygreat/tall oaks from little acorns grow
- (saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small wayTopics Successc2
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