oak /əʊk/ aep /oʊk/ noun [C or U]
► B2 a large tree that is common in northern countries, or the hard wood of this tree: » a mighty oak» The timbers of those old sailing ships were mainly oak.» an oak table/cupboardThesaurus+: ↑Types of woodThesaurus+: ↑Deciduous trees• • •
Extra Examples:» The brandy is aged in oak barrels for ten years.» They found shelter from the storm under a large oak tree.» The oak was two metres in girth.» The path goes through an ancient oak wood.» The walls of the dining hall were panelled in oak.- ↑Language names
- ↑Large amounts of money
- ↑Large in number or quantity
- ↑Lasting for a long time
- ↑Late
- ↑Laughing and smiling
- ↑Law courts
- ↑Lawyers and legal officials
- ↑Laziness and lazy people
- ↑Leaders of national and regional governments
- ↑Lecturing and addressing
- ↑Legal and illegal
- ↑Legendary and mythological characters
- ↑Legislation and law-making
- ↑Lenient and merciful
- ↑Less common colours
- ↑Lettering and alphabets
- ↑Letters, notes and cards
- ↑Letters of alphabets
- ↑Liberating, relaxing and releasing
- ↑Lids, covers and stoppers
- ↑Lies, lying and hypocrisy
- ↑Life after death
- ↑Life and living
- ↑Lifestyles and their study