noun · countable / uncountable · rare

teak

teak · teaks

тик, дерево тика, тикове дерево

тик, тиковое дерево

Teak, Teakholz, Teakbaum

An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded…An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).

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/tiːk/

» Dust coated the old teak table.

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable, usually)An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
Teak, Teakholz
тикtik
(countable, usually)A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.
Teakbaum, Teak
тикtik, ти́ковое де́ревоtíkovoje dérevo
тикtyk, дерево тикаderevo tyka, тикове деревоtykove derevo
(uncountable, usually)A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.

More definitions

tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding

Examples

7 sentences

Dust coated the old teak table.
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Indonesia's plantation-grown teak is of the world's highest quality.
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The teak is a deciduous tree that can grow to a height of 40 metres.
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Teak is a tropical dark wood used for making furniture.
deTeak ist ein dunkles Tropenholz, welches zur Möbelherstellung verwendet wird.
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Natural teak forests occur in only four countries: India, Laos, Burma and Thailand.
ruПриродные тиковые леса встречаются только в четырёх странах: Индии, Лаосе, Бирме и Таиланде.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

tree:

Русский

By meaning 2

timber:

tree:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

timber:

tree:

Origin

Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

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Forms

plural: teaks

Singular	teak
Plural	teaks

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood:Tectona grandis
hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding:teakwood

Word family

Lessons for this word

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A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable