Definitions
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 answer12 curated clues
01“Strong hardwood tree”3 letters
02“Acorn producer”3 letters
03“Acorn-bearing tree”3 letters
04“Hardwood with acorns”3 letters
05“Strong hardwood”3 letters
06“Sturdy hardwood”3 letters
07“Sturdy shade tree”3 letters
08“Sturdy tree”3 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
O__