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Webster 1913 Edition


Teak

Teak

(tēk)
,
Noun.
[Malayalam
tekku
.]
(Bot.)
A tree of East Indies (
Tectona grandis
) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree.
[Written also
teek
.]
African teak
,
a tree (
Oldfieldia Africana
) of Sierra Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; – called also
African oak
.
New Zeland teak
,
a large tree (
Vitex littoralis
) of New Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.

Webster 1828 Edition


Teak

TEAK


Definition 2024


teak

teak

See also: teák

English

Teak wood

Noun

teak (usually uncountable, plural teaks)

  1. (uncountable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
  2. (countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona
  3. (uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
    teak colour:    

Derived terms

  • tough as teak

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Adjective

teak (not comparable)

  1. Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

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Pronunciation

Noun

teak n (plural teaks)

  1. teak

Derived terms

  • teakhout

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Finnish

Noun

teak

  1. teak (timber or tree)

Declension

Inflection of teak (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative teak teakit
genitive teakin teakien
partitive teakia teakeja
illative teakiin teakeihin
singular plural
nominative teak teakit
accusative nom. teak teakit
gen. teakin
genitive teakin teakien
partitive teakia teakeja
inessive teakissa teakeissa
elative teakista teakeista
illative teakiin teakeihin
adessive teakilla teakeilla
ablative teakilta teakeilta
allative teakille teakeille
essive teakina teakeina
translative teakiksi teakeiksi
instructive teakein
abessive teakitta teakeitta
comitative teakeineen

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