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OHK/əʊk/

An oak is a large hardwood tree; oak is also the wood. Beech and ash are other UK trees, not synonyms. Listed trees: the oak cannot be felled for a staff car park without consent.

Meaning

A large tree with hard wood; also the wood itself.

Examples

• “The listed oak cannot be felled for the staff car park.”
• “Oak desks in the hall are the wood sense, not a living tree.”

Good to know

an oak; oak furniture (the wood, often uncountable). Trees / listed buildings. Countable trees; uncountable timber. Not “oke”.

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