Plural of oak
regular plural
The plural of oak is oaks.
Forms of oak
| Singular | oak /əʊk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | oaks |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Oaks in a sentence
- Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!From the entry mighty oaks from little acorns grow
- A moody stroll through the oaks and bracken beyond the ha-ha didn't help.2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 175. From the entry ha-ha
- Seed production in scarlet oaks varies greatly from year to year; occasionally the trees produce bumper crops.2002, Charles Fergus, Trees of Pennsylvania and the Northeast, page 118. From the entry scarlet oak
- Over the next eighteen months we sported our oaks with great frequency.1984, Hallam Tennyson, “Needful Parts”, in The Haunted Mind: An Autobiography, London: André Deutsch, →ISBN, page 46. From the entry crotch
- Burdocks, thistles, dwarf oaks, cottonweed, chalky holes and whitish puddles everywhere.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, pages 22–23. From the entry pauperize
Meaning of oak
- noun A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
- noun The wood of the oak.
- noun A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
Questions about the plural of oak
- What is the plural of oak?
- The plural of oak is oaks.
- Is oak countable?
- Oak is a countable and uncountable noun.
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