1 [C,U] (also oak tree) a large tree that produces small nuts called ACORNS, often eaten by animals. Oaks are common in northern countries and can live to be hundreds of years old:
a gnarled old oak tree * forests of oak and pine
seealsoPOISONOAK
2 [U] the hard wood of the oak tree:
oak beams * a carved oak door * This table is made of solid oak.
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