oak

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Noakhali, from Bengali নোয়াখালী (nōẇakhali). === Symbol === oak (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Noakhali. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Noakhali terms == English == === Alternative forms === oke (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English ake, hok, oek, ok, oke, from Old English aac, āc, ǣċ, from Proto-West Germanic *aik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊk/ (General American) enPR: ōk, IPA(key): /oʊk/ (obsolete) enPR: wōk, IPA(key): /woʊk/ Rhymes: -əʊk === Noun === oak (countable and uncountable, plural oaks) (countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. (uncountable) The wood of the oak. A rich brown color, like that of oak wood. Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae. Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways. The she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae Lagunaria, white oak, in family Malvaceae Various species called silky oak, in family Proteaceae Toxicodendron, poison oak, in family Anacardiaceae Various tanbark oak or stone oak species in family Fagaceae, genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus. The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase sport one's oak.) Synonym: sporting door The New Sporting Magazine (volume 15, page 23) The vesper bell had rung its parting note; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, and claret. (wine) The flavor of oak. ==== Alternative forms ==== (oak tree): woak, yack (England, dialectal, possibly obsolete) ==== Hypernyms ==== (oak tree): tree ==== Meronyms ==== (oak tree): acorn ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === oak (not comparable) Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood. Made of oak wood or timber. an oak table, oak beam, etc. ==== Synonyms ==== (made of oak): oaken ==== Translations ==== === Verb === oak (third-person singular simple present oaks, present participle oaking, simple past and past participle oaked) (wine, transitive) To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors. === See also === === Further reading === oak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “oak”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === A-OK, AOK, Kao, Oka, koa, oka == Mokilese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔk/ === Verb === oak (intransitive) to hide (stative) to be hidden ==== Derived terms ==== oaki