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Word entry · 3 letters

oak

Best crossword clue

"Strong hardwood tree"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /əʊk/Part of speech nounSorted akoStarts with OEnds with K12 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • [E]very set of rooms has two doors, and I soon learned that the outer door, which is thick and solid, is called the oak, and to shut it is termed, to sport.
  • It was hardly the thing for a master to sport his oak where another member of the staff was concerned.
  • an oak table, oak beam, etc.

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Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01Strong hardwood tree3 letters
02Acorn producer3 letters
03Acorn-bearing tree3 letters
04Hardwood with acorns3 letters
05Strong hardwood3 letters
06Sturdy hardwood3 letters
07Sturdy shade tree3 letters
08Sturdy tree3 letters

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