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oak
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[ noun ] the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)When he had stored his stock in the great oak chest , locked the two big hasps and secured the additional chain , tied the fly of the tent , and picked_up the cash box , he moved_up the darkening street . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)Her quarters were on the right as you walked into the building , and her small front_room was clogged with heavy furniture - a big , round , oak dining_table and chairs , a buffet , with a row of unclaimed letters inserted between the mirror and its frame . |
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[ noun ] (botany) a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
Synonyms Examples "great oaks grow from little acorns" Related terms tree live_oak scrub_oak white_oak bluejack_oak European_turkey_oak red_oak holm_oak shingle_oak post_oak cork_oak American_turkey_oak California_black_oak laurel_oak overcup_oak Japanese_oak chestnut_oak water_oak Nuttall_oak pin_oak willow_oak jack_oak scarlet_oak Spanish_oak Chinese_cork_oak black_oak Quercus acorn |
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