oak UK /əʊk/US /oʊk/noun 12adjective 2verb 1forms 3 noun12 •a large tree that grows acorns and has very hard strong wood •Any member of species of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae. •The wood of the oak. •The flavor of oak. •A rich brown color, like that of oak wood. •Any member of other species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways. •she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae •white oaks Lagunaria, in family Malvaceae •silky oaks, in family Proteaceae •poison oak Toxicodendron, in family Anacardiaceae •tanbark oaks or stone oaks, of species of genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus in family Fagaceae. •The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase sport one's oak.)[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. — 1833 adjective2 •Made of oak wood or timber.an oak table, oak beam, etc. •Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood. verb1 •To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors. formsoaked · oaking · oaks