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Definition: Oak |
OakAdjective1. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree; "a solid oak table"; "the old oaken bucket". Noun1. The hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring. 2. A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "oak" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Bible | Oak There are six Hebrew words rendered "oak." (1.) 'El occurs only in the word El-paran (Gen. 14:6). The LXX. renders by "terebinth." In the plural form this word occurs in Isa. 1:29; 57:5 (A.V. marg. and R.V., "among the oaks"); 61:3 ("trees"). The word properly means strongly, mighty, and hence a strong tree. (2.) 'Elah, Gen. 35:4, "under the oak which was by Shechem" (R.V. marg., "terebinth"). Isa. 6:13, A.V., "teil-tree;" R.V., "terebinth." Isa. 1:30, R.V. marg., "terebinth." Absalom in his flight was caught in the branches of a "great oak" (2 Sam. 18:9; R.V. marg., "terebinth"). (3.) 'Elon, Judg. 4:11; 9:6 (R.V., "oak;" A.V., following the Targum, "plain") properly the deciduous species of oak shedding its foliage in autumn. (4.) 'Elan, only in Dan. 4:11,14,20, rendered "tree" in Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Probably some species of the oak is intended. (5.) 'Allah, Josh. 24:26. The place here referred to is called Allon-moreh ("the oak of Moreh," as in R.V.) in Gen. 12:6 and 35:4. (6.) 'Allon, always rendered "oak." Probably the evergreen oak (called also ilex and holm oak) is intended. The oak woods of Bashan are frequently alluded to (Isa. 2:13; Ezek. 27:6). Three species of oaks are found in Palestine, of which the "prickly evergreen oak" (Quercus coccifera) is the most abundant. "It covers the rocky hills of Palestine with a dense brushwood of trees from 8 to 12 feet high, branching from the base, thickly covered with small evergreen rigid leaves, and bearing acorns copiously." The so-called Abraham's oak at Hebron is of this species. Tristram says that this oak near Hebron "has for several centuries taken the place of the once renowned terebinth which marked the site of Mamre on the other side of the city. The terebinth existed at Mamre in the time of Vespasian, and under it the captive Jews were sold as slaves. It disappeared about A.D. 330, and no tree now marks the grove of Mamre. The present oak is the noblest tree in Southern Palestine, being 23 feet in girth, and the diameter of the foliage, which is unsymmetrical, being about 90 feet." (See HEBRON; TEIL-TREE.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of seeing a forest of oaks, signifies great prosperity in all conditions of life. To see an oak full of acorns, denotes increase and promotion. If blasted oak, it denotes sudden and shocking surprises. For sweethearts to dream of oaks, denotes that they will soon begin life together under favorable circumstances. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Oak Worn on May 29th. May 29th was the birthday of Charles II. It was in the month of September that he concealed himself in an oak at Boscobel. The battle of Worcester was fought on Wednesday, September 3rd, 1651, and Charles arrived at Whiteladies, about three-quarters of a mile from Boscobel House, early the next morning. He returned to England on his birthday, when the Royalists displayed a branch of oak in allusion to his hiding in an oak tree. To sport one's oak. To be "not at home" to visitors. At the Universities the "chambers" have two doors, the usual room-door and another made of oak, outside it; when the oak is shut or "sported" it indicates either that the occupant of the room is out, or that he does not wish to be disturbed by visitors. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | OAK. A rich maa, a man of good substance and credit. To sport oak; to shut the outward door of a student's room at college. An oaken towel; an oaken cudgel. To rub a man down with an oaken towel; to beat him. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Oak Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Quercus Species List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of tree in the genus Quercus. The genus is native to the northern hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cold latitudes to tropical Asia.
The genus is divided into a number of subgenera, or sections, which include:
The white oaks are further subdivided into the chestnut oaks and the rest of the white oaks, while the red oaks are further subdivided into the live oaks and the rest of the red oaks.
- Cerris, the Turkey oak and its relatives of West Asia
- Suber, allied to cork oak of southern Europe
- Robur, allied to the common oak of northern Europe
- Leucobalanus, the white oaks of North America
- Erythrobalanus, the red oaks of North America
A hardwood tree, oak is used commonly in furniture and flooring. The bark of the Quercus suber, or cork oak, is used to produce wine stoppers (corks). Some European and American oak species are used to make barrels where wine and other spirits are aged; the barrels contribute to the taste. This species grows in the Mediterranean Sea region, with Portugal, Spain, Algeria and Morocco producing most of the world's supply.
Of the North American oaks, the most prized of the red oak group for lumber, all of which is marketed as red oak regardless of the species of origin, is that of the northern red oak, Quercus rubra (aka Quercus borealis). The standard for the lumber of the white oak group, all of which is marketed as white oak, is the white oak, Quercus alba. White oak is often used for the construction of barrels for aging wine.
oak tree in summer
Large Oak Tree
Some species of oak found in North America include:
Old World species of oak include:
- Quercus agrifolia - Coast live oak
- Quercus alba - White oak
- Quercus arizonica - Arizona white oak
- Quercus bicolor - Swamp white oak
- Quercus chrysolepis - Canyon live oak
- Quercus coccinea - Scarlet oak
- Quercus douglasii - Blue oak
- Quercus ellipsoidalis - Northern pin oak
- Quercus emoryi - Emory oak
- Quercus falcata - Spanish oak, aka southern red oak
- Quercus gambelii - Gambel oak
- Quercus garryana - Oregon white oak
- Quercus grisea - Gray oak
- Quercus havardii - Sand shinnery oak
- Quercus incana - Bluejack oak
- Quercus kelloggii - California black oak
- Quercus laevis - Turkey oak
- Quercus laurifolia - Laurel oak
- Quercus lobata - Valley oak
- Quercus lyrata - Overcup oak
- Quercus macrocarpa - Bur oak
- Quercus marilandica - Blackjack oak
- Quercus michauxii - Swamp chestnut oak
- Quercus muehlenbergii - Chinkapin oak
- Quercus nigra - Water oak
- Quercus oblongifolia - Mexican blue oak
- Quercus palustris - Pin oak
- Quercus phellos - Willow oak
- Quercus prinus - Chestnut oak
- Quercus pungens - Sandpaper oak
- Quercus rubra - Northern red oak
- Quercus shumardii - Shumard oak
- Quercus stellata - Post oak
- Quercus turbinella - Shrub live oak
- Quercus velutina - Black oak
- Quercus virginiana - Live oak
- Quercus wislizenii - Interior live oak
- Quercus acutissima
- Quercus canariensis - Algerian oak or Canary oak
- Quercus castaneifolia - Chestnut oak or chestnut leafed oak
- Quercus cerris - Turkey oak
- Quercus coccifera - Kermes oak
- Quercus dentata - Daimio oak
- Quercus faginea - Portuguese oak
- Quercus frainetto - Hungarian oak
- Quercus glauca
- Quercus ilex - Holm oak or evergreen oak
- Quercus infectoria
- Quercus libani - Lebanon oak
- Quercus macranthera
- Quercus mongolica - Mongolian oak
- Quercus petrea - Sessile oak
- Quercus pontica - Armenian oak
- Quercus robur - pedunculate oak, Common oak (British name), English oak (American name), or truffle oak.
- Quercus suber - Cork oak
- Quercus trojana - Macedonian oak
- Quercus x turnerii - Turner's oak
above; bark of Quercus robur
above; timber of Quercus robur
See also; Trees of Britain, Trees of the world
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Oak."
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Oak is a village located in Nuckolls County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 60.Geography
Oak is located at 40°14'14" North, 97°54'11" West (40.237287, -97.902920)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 60 people, 31 households, and 15 families residing in the village. The population density is 154.4/km² (405.1/mi²). There are 36 housing units at an average density of 92.7/km² (243.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 31 households out of which 25.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% are married couples living together, 0.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 48.4% are non-families. 41.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 25.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.94 and the average family size is 2.63. In the village the population is spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 31.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 118.2 males. The median income for a household in the village is $21,875, and the median income for a family is $27,500. Males have a median income of $19,688 versus $12,500 for females. The per capita income for the village is $11,460. 17.5% of the population and 5.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 46.2% are under the age of 18 and 19.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Oak, Nebraska."
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The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. They are in the Western Division of the American League. The team is often called simply the "A's".
- Founded: 1893, as the Indianapolis, Indiana franchise in the minor Western League. Moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1900 when that league became the American League. Moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1955 and to Oakland in 1967.
- Formerly known as: Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955-1966)
- Home ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland
- Uniform colors: Green, White and Gold
- Logo design: A stylized capital "A's". The team also occasionally uses a white elephant logo.
- Wild Card titles won (1): 2001
- Division titles won (13): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003
- American League pennants won: 1901, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1990.
- World Series championships won: 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989
Franchise history
The Philadelphia years (1901-1954)
- The "White Elephants: Connie Mack, the Lajoie scandal, early success
- The $100,000 Infield: Baker, Barry, Collins, McInnis; dominance, 1910-1913; upset by Miracle Braves in 1914; dismantling of the team and subsequent cellar-dwelling
- 1928-1932: Rebuilding of team in 1920s. Cochrane, Grove, Foxx, Simmons, others
The Kansas City years (1955-1966)
- During the Kansas City years, the team generally did not draw well or do well. Kansas City was involved in so many bad trades with the Yankees (in which they gave up Roger Maris, Bob Cerv, and others, and got little in return) that they were jokingly considered to be a Yankee farm club.
The Oakland years (1967 to present)
- Charlie Finley and the "Swingin' A's: Fingers, Hunter, Jackson. Colorful uniforms. Mustaches return to baseball in 1972.
- The Bash Brothers: McGwire, Canseco, Stewart, Eck
- Big Three pitchers: Hudson, Mulder, Zito
Players of note
Baseball Hall of Famers
- Frank Baker
- Chief Bender
- Orlando Cepeda
- Ty Cobb
- Mickey Cochrane
- Eddie Collins
- Jimmy Collins
- Stan Coveleski
- Rollie Fingers
- Elmer Flick
- Nellie Fox
- Jimmie Foxx
- Lefty Grove
- Waite Hoyt
- Catfish Hunter
- Reggie Jackson
- George Kell
- Nap Lajoie
- Willie McCovey
- Joe Morgan
- Satchel Paige
- Herb Pennock
- Eddie Plank
- Al Simmons
- Enos Slaughter
- Tris Speaker
- Don Sutton
- Rube Waddell
- Zack Wheat
- Billy Williams
Current stars
- Tim Hudson
- Barry Zito (AL Cy Young Award, 2002)
- Mark Mulder
- Miguel Tejada (AL MVP Award, 2002)
- Eric Chavez (Gold Glove at 3B, 2001, 2002)
- Keith Foulke
- Ramon Hernandez
Not to be forgotten
- Rickey Henderson (AL MVP Award, 1990)
- Dennis Eckersley (AL MVP and Cy Young Award, 1992)
- Dave Stewart
- Bob Welch (AL Cy Young Award, 1990)
- Jason Giambi (AL MVP Award, 2000)
- Mark McGwire
- Jose Canseco (AL MVP Award, 1988)
- Dave Henderson
- Bert Campaneris
- Rick Honeycutt
Retired numbers
- 9 Reggie Jackson (in 2004)
- 27 Catfish Hunter
- 34 Rollie Fingers
- 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball)
Managers, coaches, and executives
- Billy Beane
- Charlie Finley
- Tony La Russa
- Connie Mack
- Billy Martin
External Link
- Oakland Athletics official web site
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Oakland Athletics."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
OAK | English | Object Application Kernel | Computer - (Java, predecessor, Sun) |
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Synonyms: OakSynonyms: oaken (adj), oak tree (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Courage | Manliness, manhood; nerve, pluck, mettle, game; heart, heart of grace; spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, intestinal fortitude; firmness; (stability); heart of oak; bottom, backbone, spine; (perseverance) a. resolution; (determination); bulldog courage. |
Adjective: courageous, brave; valiant, valorous; gallant, intrepid; spirited, spiritful; high-spirited, high-mettled; mettlesome, plucky; manly, manful; resolute; stout,.stout-hearted; iron-hearted, lion-hearted; heart of oak; Penthesilean. | |
Hardness | Stone, pebble, flint, marble, rock, fossil, crag, crystal, quartz, granite, adamant; bone, cartilage; hardware; heart of oak, block, board, deal board; iron, steel; cast iron, decarbonized iron, wrought iron; nail; brick, concrete; cement. |
Seclusion Exclusion | Verb: be secluded, live secluded; Adjective: keep aloof, stand, hold oneself aloof, keep in the background, stand in the background; keep snug; shut oneself up; deny oneself, seclude oneself creep into a corner, rusticate, aller planter ses choux; retire, retire from the world; take the veil; abandon; sport one's oak. |
Strength | Adamant, steel, iron, oak, heart of oak; iron grip; grit, bone. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | 400 Oak Street (Rain Man; writing credit: Ronald Bass) What you do have is my whole word, and it's stronger than oak. (Jerry Maguire; writing credit: Cameron Crowe) Maybe I should just wipe myself with some leafy little piece of poison oak. And then I can spend the whole day scratchin' my ass, blendin' in with the natives (Lake Placid; writing credit: David E. Kelley) You're an oak. (Tombstone; writing credit: Kevin Jarre) Well, it's the big pine trees and the thick oak trees that get uprooted first (Maverick; writing credit: Lawrence Menkin) | |
Lyrics | Every little bird in the tall oak tree (Rockin' Robin; performing artist: Michael Jackson) On the oak tree, I hope we feel like this forever (Ms. Jackson; performing artist: Outkast) Down in some lonesome valley hangin’ from a white oak tree ("Tom Dooley"; performing artist: The Kingston Trio) Beneath the old oak tree (On the Road to Fairfax County; performing artist: The Roches) They hung him from the oak tree (On the Road to Fairfax County; performing artist: The Roches) | |
Clever | The best time to plant an oak tree is 20 years ago, the next best time is right now! (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Farewell Oak Street (1953) Hearts of Oak (1924) The Royal Oak (1923) Hearts of Oak (1922) White Oak (1921) | |
Song Titles | Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree (performing artist: Tony Orlando & Dawn) | |
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 | Live oak above canal along lower Mississippi River just above the delta. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | A white tail deer amidst the pine and oak of the maritime forest. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | A road through the live oak forest on Cabretta. The shadows weave a wonderful texture on the road surface. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Live oak with spanish moss, a type of bromeliad related to pineapples along a canal south of New Orleans. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve. Resurrection fern grows on the bark of live oak trees and thrives following rainy weather. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | Norm Vigil, Northwest Field Team Leader inspecting first years growth of emergency reseeding after the Los Alamos fires. Some of the species planted for erosion control were prairie junegrass, slender wheatgrass, mountain brome, three awn, gambel's oak,. Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |
 | First years growth of emergency reseeding after the Los Alamos fires. Some of the species planted for erosion control and habitat improvement were prairie junegrass, slender wheatgrass, mountain brome, three awn, gambel's oak, and mountain mahogany. Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |  | Oak Tree on Fort Meade. Credit: Merv Coleman. |
 | Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) found near Upper Table Rock. Credit: Terry Tuttle. |  | Meadow on Antioch Road in Sam's Valley showing Western Buttercup and the White Oak. Credit: Terry Tuttle. |
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| "Oak alley plantation" by Erica Hasenjager Commentary: "Taken in january 2003, oak alley is located in vacherie, louisiana U.S.A." | "Man at Oak St. Beach" by Jim Bednar Commentary: "A man sitting by Oak St. Beach in Chicago, with the skyline in the background." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | Don't worry if your job is small and your rewards few. Remember that the mighty oak was once a nut like you. |
George Herbert | Storms make the oak grow deeper roots. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Is the acorn better than the oak which is its fullness and completion? |
Thomas Carlyle | When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. |
William Congreve | Music has charms to soothe the savage beast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. |
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John Locke | 1690 | He that is nourished by the acorns he picked up under an oak, or the apples he gathered from the trees in the wood, has certainly appropriated them to himself. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Monastic communities are to the great social community what the ivy is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | He has a great bundle of white oak bark under his arm for a sick man, gathered this Sunday morning |
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Health | In 1997, researchers from William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, reported promising results from a bladder wash containing bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), a vaccine traditionally used to immunize against tuberculosis. (references) | |
Business | It operates a wood-working facility, processing mainly hardwood (ash and oak) to be exported to Japan and Indonesia. (references) | |
When given choices of wood, they prefer oak, birch or mahogany wood and are willing to pay extra for furniture made of these woods because they tend to last longer and are perceived as a good investment. (references) | ||
Economic History | Spain | Competition comes from European beech and oak as well as from tropical hardwoods. (references) |
Chile | Chile's vineyards continue to expand, creating demand for oak casks for aging wine. (references) | |
Netherlands | The U.S. is a major exporter of oak, other tempered hardwoods, and softwood plywood to the Netherlands. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SCARABEE, n. The same as scarabaeus. He fell by his own hand Beneath the great oak tree. He'd traveled in a foreign land. He tried to make her understand The dance that's called the Saraband, But he called it Scarabee. He had called it so through an afternoon, And she, the light of his harem if so might be, Had smiled and said naught. O the body was fair to see, All frosted there in the shine o' the moon -- Dead for a Scarabee And a recollection that came too late. O Fate! They buried him where he lay, He sleeps awaiting the Day, In state, And two Possible Puns, moon-eyed and wan, Gloom over the grave and then move on. Dead for a Scarabee! Fernando Tapple |
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| "Oak" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 81.66% of the time. "Oak" is used about 1,313 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 81.66% | 1,072 | 7,008 |
| Noun (proper) | 16.51% | 217 | 20,530 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.14% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.61% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Noun (common) | 0.08% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,313 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "oak" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Oak | Last name | 130 | 61,507 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "oak". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Allon | N/A | Biblical | An oak |
| Allon-bachuth | N/A | Biblical | The oak of weeping |
| Elah | N/A | Biblical | An oak |
| Elath | N/A | Biblical | An oak |
| Elon | N/A | Biblical | Oak |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Japan | Oak Co., Ltd. | USA | First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Oak, NE (village, FIPS 35245) |
Expressions using "oak": African oak ♦ american turkey oak ♦ american white oak ♦ Arizona white oak ♦ Australian oak ♦ Barren oak ♦ Basket oak ♦ bear oak ♦ Bitter oak ♦ black Oak ♦ blackjack oak ♦ bluejack oak ♦ box white oak ♦ brash oak ♦ british oak ♦ brown oak ♦ Bur oak ♦ burr Oak ♦ California black oak ♦ California live oak ♦ California white oak ♦ canyon live oak ♦ canyon oak ♦ charter Oak ♦ Chestnut oak ♦ chinese cork oak ♦ chinkapin oak ♦ Chinquapin oak ♦ Coast live oak ♦ common oak ♦ cork oak ♦ cow oak ♦ Double Oak ♦ dwarf chinkapin oak ♦ dwarf chinquapin oak ♦ dwarf oak ♦ dyer's oak ♦ east indian oak ♦ eastern poison oak ♦ english oak ♦ English white oak ♦ european turkey oak ♦ Evergreen oak ♦ fumed oak ♦ Gall oak ♦ garry oak ♦ golden oak mushroom ♦ Green oak ♦ green oak tortricid ♦ ground oak ♦ Gwynn Oak ♦ heart of oak ♦ hearts of oak ♦ Holly oak ♦ holm oak ♦ holy oak ♦ huckleberry oak ♦ Indian oak ♦ interior live oak ♦ iron oak ♦ jack oak ♦ japanese oak ♦ jerusalem oak ♦ Kermes oak ♦ laurel oak ♦ Light Oak ♦ live oak ♦ Live Oak County ♦ Lone Oak ♦ maul oak ♦ mossycup oak ♦ mountain oak ♦ myrtle oak ♦ new Zealand oak ♦ northern oak fern ♦ northern pin oak ♦ northern red oak ♦ Nutgall oak ♦ Nuttall oak ♦ Nuttall's oak ♦ oak apple ♦ Oak Beach ♦ oak beauty ♦ oak blight ♦ Oak Brook ♦ oak chestnut ♦ Oak City ♦ Oak Creek ♦ oak fern ♦ Oak Forest ♦ oak gall ♦ Oak Grove ♦ Oak Grove Heights ♦ Oak Hall ♦ Oak Harbor ♦ Oak Hill ♦ Oak Hills ♦ Oak Hills Place ♦ Oak Island ♦ Oak Lawn ♦ oak leaf. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "oak": oak-aged, oak-and-steel, oak-apple, oak-apples, oak-ball, oak-bark, oak-beamed, oak-block, oak-cone, oak-elder, oak-faced, oak-fig, oak-floored, oak-framed, oak-fronted, oak-grove, oak-hard, oak-leaf, oak-leaf-encrusted, oak-leaved goosefoot, oak-leaves, oak-lined, oak-look, oak-nut, oak-panelled, oak-planked, oak-railed, oak-smoked, oak-soft, oak-thorn, oak-timbered, oak-tree, oak-trees, oak-veneered, oak-wart, oak-wood, oak-woods. | |
Ending with "oak": heart-of-oak, holly-oak, limed-oak, live-oak, pine-oak, pseudo-oak, Royal-oak, scrub-oak, she-oak, stained-oak, turkey-oak, white-oak. | |
Containing "oak": birch-hazel-oak-alder, Level Park-Oak Park. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
oak | 3,941 | oak park | 222 |
poison oak | 1,806 | live oak | 217 |
thousand oak california | 1,243 | fair oak mall | 216 |
royal oak michigan | 1,181 | oak brook illinois | 211 |
oak tree | 1,154 | oak bedroom furniture | 208 |
oak park illinois | 1,150 | oak park ca | 201 |
sherman oak ca | 1,070 | fair oak ca | 197 |
oak furniture | 1,027 | royal oak | 191 |
oak express | 577 | white oak | 184 |
oak island nc | 483 | picture poison oak | 180 |
oak lawn illinois | 433 | oak flooring | 171 |
oak creek wisconsin | 406 | oak forest illinois | 170 |
oak harbor washington | 366 | gwynn oak md | 166 |
oak island | 364 | live oak fl | 165 |
oak ridge tennessee | 341 | real estate thousand oak | 163 |
oak ridge boy | 309 | oak park michigan | 163 |
red oak | 258 | oak desk | 162 |
oak mountain amphitheater | 247 | mission oak furniture | 160 |
thousand oak | 229 | oak leaf | 157 |
mossy oak | 223 | black oak arkansas | 156 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "oak"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | eik, akkerboom, akker (acorn, field). (various references) | |
Albanian | lis (acorn, quercitron). (various references) | |
Arabic | السنديان شجر البلوط, بلوط. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | външна врата, дървесината на дъба, дъбови листа, дъбов (oaken), дъб. (various references) | |
Chinese | 柞 (calyx of flower, Quercus serrata), 橡木 (Oaks), 橡樹 , 橡 (Quercus serrata), 槲 (Quercus dentata), 櫟 (Quercus serrata). (various references) | |
Czech | dubový (chaparral, oaken), dub (oak tree, scarlet oak). (various references) | |
Danish | eg. (various references) | |
Dutch | eiken (oaken), eikehouten (oaken), eik. (various references) | |
Esperanto | kverkoligno (oak-wood), kverko, kverka (oaken). (various references) | |
Faeroese | eik. (various references) | |
Farsi | چوب بلوط. (various references) | |
Finnish | tammi (common oak, English oak, European oak, European white oak). (various references) | |
French | chêne. (various references) | |
Frisian | ikelbeam, ikebeam, iik. (various references) | |
German | Eiche (oak tree). (various references) | |
Greek | βελανιδιά, βαλανιδιά, μπουντουάρ, δρύινος (oaken), δρύς, δρυσ. (various references) | |
Hawaiian | lis. (various references) | |
Hebrew | אלון (durmast). (various references) | |
Hungarian | tölgy, tölgyfa. (various references) | |
Indonesian | pohon ek. (various references) | |
Irish | dair. (various references) | |
Italian | quercia. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 柏 , エンボス加工 (auction, audience, audience survey, audio, audiometer, audio-visual, audition, auditorium, Austin, Australia, Australopithecus, Austria, authentic, authority, authorization, authorize, auto, auto door, auto focus, auto parlor, auto player, auto show, autobacks, autobiography, autocamping, auto-changer, autocracy, autocross, automatic, automatic clutch, automatic control, automatic stop, automatic transmission, automatic tuning deck, auto-nurse, autopilot, auxin, custom-made, eau de Cologne, embossment, enlargement, enrich, haute couture, made-to-order, motorcycle race, motorcycle), OA, oaks, oats, ocean, ocean race, oceanaut, Odin, office automation, office lady, ogre, OK, OL, old girl, orc, orchard, orchestra, orchestra box, order, order entry system, order made, ordinary, organdy, organization, organize, organizer, orgasm, orgy, orgy party, orthodox, ostrich). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | かしわ, オーク (orc), はく (be worn off, chief official, come off, command esteem, commanding esteem, count, counter for nights of a stay, discolor, doctor, earl, eldest brother, exhibition, exposition, fade, fair, gain, gaining, peel off, Ph.D., receive, receiving, to breathe, to brush, to disgorge, to gather up, to put on, to sweep, to tell, to vomit, to wear, uncle, win acclaim, winning acclaim). (various references) | |
Korean | 오크 (Oaks). (various references) | |
Lombard | rògòra. (various references) | |
Manx | ree ny keylley, darree, darragh (oak grove, oak wood, oaken), darrag (beam, cast, cast fishing, hairline, snood). (various references) | |
Mohawk | otokenha (white oak), karihton (red oak). (various references) | |
Norwegian | eik. (various references) | |
Papago | toa (oak tree), ka'al (white oak tree). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oakay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | carvalho (oak tree). (various references) | |
Romanian | stejar, lemn de stejar. (various references) | |
Romany | mashàva (oak tree). (various references) | |
Russian | венок из дубовых листьев, дубовый (oaken, oaky), дуб дубовый, дуб (bass), древесина дуба. (various references) | |
Scottish | darach. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | hrastov (oaken), hrast. (various references) | |
Spanish | roble (oak tree). (various references) | |
Swedish | ek (oak tree, oak-wood, oaky). (various references) | |
Thai | ไม้โอ๊ก, ต้นโอ๊ก (oak tree). (various references) | |
Turkish | mexe, meşe odunu, meşe (oaken), ana kapı. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | вінок з дубового листя, вироби з дуба, дубовий (oaken, oaky), дуб, деревина дуба. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | rừng sồi gỗ sồi (oak-wood). (various references) | |
Welsh | derwen (oak tree). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | quercu, quercui, quercum, Quercus, robora, robore, roboris, robur. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 35, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai edwkan tw iakwb touV qeouV touV allotriouV oi hsan en taiV cersin autwn kai ta enwtia ta en toiV wsin autwn kai katekruyen auta iakwb upo thn tereminqon thn en sikimoiV kai apwlesen auta ewV thV shmeron hmeraV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dederunt ergo ei omnes deos alienos quos habebant et inaures quae erant in auribus eorum at ille infodit ea subter terebinthum quae est post urbem Sychem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne thei yyuen to hym alle alyen goddis that thei hadden, and the eer ryngis, that weren in the erys of hem; and he indeluede hem vndur an theribynte, that is bihynde the cite of Sichem. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And they gaue vnto Iacob all the straunge goddes which were vnder their handes ad all their earynges which were in their eares and Iacob hyd them vnder an ooke at Sichem. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and the ear-rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which they had, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob put them away under the holy tree at Shechem. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 35, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Ug gihatag nila kang Jacob ang tanan nga mga dios nga lain nga diha sa ilang kamot, ug ang mga ariyos nga diha sa ilang dalunggan, ug gitagoan kini ni Jacob sa ilalum sa usa ka kahoy nga encina nga diha sa haduol sa Sichem. |
| Croatian | Oni predaju Jakovu sve tuðe kumire što su ih imali i naušnice što su bile o njihovim ušima, pa ih Jakov zakopa pod hrast kod Šekema. |
| Danish | De gav så Jakob alle de fremmede Guder, de førte med sig, og alle de Ringe, de havde i Ørene, og han gravede dem ned under Egen ved Sikem. |
| Dutch | Toen gaven zij Jakob al die vreemde goden, die in hun hand waren, en de oorsierselen, die aan hun oren waren, en Jakob verborg ze onder den eikeboom, die bij Sichem is. |
| Finnish | Niin he jättivät Jaakobille kaikki vieraat jumalat, jotka olivat heidän hallussansa, sekä renkaat, jotka olivat heidän korvissaan, ja Jaakob kätki ne maahan tammen alle, joka oli Sikemissä. |
| French | Ils donnèrent à Jacob tous les dieux étrangers qui étaient entre leurs mains, et les anneaux qui étaient à leurs oreilles. Jacob les enfouit sous le térébinthe qui est près de Sichem. |
| German | Da gaben sie ihm alle fremden Götter, die unter ihren Händen waren, und ihre Ohrenspangen; und er vergrub sie unter einer Eiche, die neben Sichem stand. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu mereka menyerahkan kepada Yakub semua patung dewa asing yang ada pada mereka dan juga anting-anting mereka. Semua benda itu ditanam Yakub di bawah pohon besar di dekat kota Sikhem. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka diberikanlah oleh mereka itu kepada Yakub segala berhala orang helat yang didapatinya dan segala anting-anting yang pada telinganya, maka oleh Yakub disembunyikan sekalian itu dalam tanah di bawah pohon kayu jati, yang dekat negeri Sikhem itu. |
| Maori | Na ka homai e ratou ki a Hakopa nga atua ke katoa i roto i to ratou ringa, me nga whakakai i o ratou taringa; a ka huna e Hakopa ki raro i te oki i Hekeme. |
| Norwegian | Da lot de Jakob få alle de fremmede guder som de hadde hos sig, og ringene som de hadde i sine ører; og Jakob gravde dem ned under terebinten ved Sikem. |
| Rumanian | Ei au dat lui Iacov toyi dumnezeii strqini, cari erau kn mknile lor, wi cerceii pe cari -i purtau kn urechi. Iacov i -a kngropat kn pqmknt supt stejarul de lkngq Sihem. |
| Swedish | Då gåvo de åt Jakob alla de främmande gudar som de hade hos sig, därtill ock sina örringar; och Jakob grävde ned detta under terebinten vid Sikem. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "oak": oaken, oaklike, oakmoss, oakmosses, oaks, oakum, oakums. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "oak": becloak, cloak, croak, oversoak, presoak, resoak, soak, troak, uncloak. (additional references) | |
Words containing "oak": becloaked, becloaking, becloaks, cloaked, cloaking, cloakroom, cloakrooms, cloaks, croaked, croaker, croakers, croakier, croakiest, croakily, croaking, croaks, croaky, oversoaked, oversoaking, oversoaks, presoaked, presoaking, presoaks, resoaked, resoaking, resoaks, soakage, soakages, soaked, soaker, soakers, soaking, soaks, troaked, troaking, troaks, uncloaked, uncloaking, uncloaks, unsoaked. (additional references) | |
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"Oak" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aak, Akao, ao, aok, aork, doak, eak, goac, goak, Gopak, Hoak, Iak, joak, kak, kao, noak, noka, oa, Oaa, oaas, oab, oac, oad, oag, oai, oaka, oake, oal, oam, oan, oap, oau, oaw, oax, Oay, oaz, ocao, Oec, Oei, oek, oem, oha, oia, oic, oih, oii, oij, oik, oiky, oiv, oja, o'k, okae, okam, okas, Okh, okk, Okt, okw, Olac, olk, Omac, omk, Onak, onk, ooam, ooi, ook, ooky, opac, oqa, orac, orak, Ork, osaak, osaki, Osk, otk, ouarka, ouc, oui, ouk, Ouka, ovac, oya, oza, ozak, ozal, toak, ua, uask, Uka, vak, woak, zak, zoak. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "oak" (pronounced ō"k) |
| 2 | ō" k | awoke, baroque, bloke, broke, choke, cloak, coke, croak, evoke, folk, hoke, invoke, joke, misspoke, poke, provoke, revoke, Roque, smoke, soak, spoke, Stoke, stroke, woke, yoke, yolk. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: koa, oka. | |
| Words within the letters "a-k-o" | |
-1 letter: ka. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-k-o" | |
+1 letter: amok, kaon, kayo, koan, koas, kola, mako, oaks, okas, okay, okra, soak. | |
+2 letters: acock, amoks, askoi, askos, awoke, cloak, croak, hooka, kabob, kaons, kapok, karoo, kayos, kazoo, koala, koans, kolas, koppa, korai, korat, krona, makos, oaken, oakum, okapi, okays, okras, polka, pooka, shako, skoal, soaks, tarok, tokay, troak, vodka, wacko, yapok. | |
+3 letters: aikido, akimbo, alkoxy, anorak, arkose, awoken, cloaks, comake, croaks, croaky, daikon, dakoit, hookah, hookas, judoka, kabobs, kakapo, kalong, kaolin, kapoks, karoos, kaross, karroo, kation, kayoed, kayoes, kazoos, klaxon, koalas, koppas, korats, koruna, mikado, oakums, okapis, okayed, oomiak, outask, padouk, polkas, pookas, quokka, resoak, ryokan, shacko, shakos, skatol, skoals, soaked, soaker, taroks, tokays, tombak, troaks, troika, vodkas, wackos, whacko, yapock, yapoks. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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