oak

noun

/əʊk/

Idioms

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[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.
see also poison oakTopics Plants and treesc1
[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

great/tall oaks from little acorns grow

(saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small wayTopics Successc2

单词	oak
释义	oak noun /əʊk/ /əʊk/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [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. see also poison oakTopics Plants and treesc1 [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 great/tall oaks from little acorns grow (saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small wayTopics Successc2
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