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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 K14 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.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer14 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
09Sturdy tree with acorns3 letters
10Tree with acorns3 letters
11Wood for barrels3 letters
12Sturdy timber3 letters
13Tree type3 letters
14Acorn tree3 letters

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