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noun

A man who is rough or clumsy and unintelligent.

Usage examples:

They are just big, clumsy oafs
noun

The state of being an oaf; loutishness, stupidity.

adjective

Rough or clumsy and unintelligent.

Usage examples:

Oafish behaviour
noun

The quality of being stupid, rude, or awkward

Usage examples:

He did not defend her against the oafishness of their host., the film manages throughout to make hi…
noun

A man who is rough or clumsy and unintelligent.

Usage examples:

They are just big, clumsy oafs
noun

A large tree which bears acorns and typically has lobed deciduous leaves. oaks are dominant in many north temperate forests and are an important source of durable timber used in building, furniture, and (formerly) ships.

Usage examples:

Suddenly he thought of the forest, the oak tree and the chances that she might be there.
noun

A member of an irish protest organization of the 1760s called hearts of oak, whose badge was a sprig of oak worn in the hat.

adjective

Made of timber from the oak tree.

Usage examples:

A heavy oaken table
proper noun

An industrial port on the east side of san francisco bay in california; population 404,155 (est. 2008).

noun

A small or young oak tree; an oak sapling.

noun

A large tree which bears acorns and typically has lobed deciduous leaves. oaks are dominant in many north temperate forests and are an important source of durable timber used in building, furniture, and (formerly) ships.

Usage examples:

Suddenly he thought of the forest, the oak tree and the chances that she might be there.
noun

Loose fibre obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships.

Usage examples:

Remember to use a filler, like oakum, for wide joints before you caulk.

Oaky

ˈəʊ.ki
adjective

Oaky wine has a slight flavour of wood, especially because it has been left to develop in a container made of oak

Usage examples:

A deliciously oaky red wine
abbreviation

Medal of the order of australia.

noun

Abbreviation for old age pensioner

noun

Abbreviation for old age pensioner

noun

A pole with a flat blade, used to row or steer a boat through the water.

Usage examples:

She pulled hard on the oars
verb

Propel with or as if with oars; row.

Usage examples:

Oaring the sea like madmen
noun

Apparatus or fittings associated with oars; rowing equipment.

verb

Propel with or as if with oars; row.

Usage examples:

Oaring the sea like madmen
noun

A very long, narrow silvery marine fish of deep water, with a deep red dorsal fin running the length of the body.

Usage examples:

Working from a duplicate slide, he identified the fish as the oarfish noting, however, that the hea…
noun

A very long, narrow silvery marine fish of deep water, with a deep red dorsal fin running the length of the body.

Usage examples:

Working from a duplicate slide, he identified the fish as the oarfish noting, however, that the hea…
verb

Propel with or as if with oars; row.

Usage examples:

Oaring the sea like madmen
noun

A pole with a flat blade, used to row or steer a boat through the water.

Usage examples:

She pulled hard on the oars
noun

A rowlock.

Usage examples:

And in 1970, brown managed to ram the boat into a rock in a rapid called unkar, splitting the hull …
noun

A rowlock.

Usage examples:

And in 1970, brown managed to ram the boat into a rock in a rapid called unkar, splitting the hull …

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