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teak

noun \ˈtēk\

: the strong, hard, yellowish-brown wood of a tree that grows in southeast Asia and that is used especially for making furniture and ships

Full Definition of TEAK

1
:  a tall tropical Asian timber tree (Tectona grandis) of the vervain family
2
:  the hard yellowish-brown wood of teak used especially for furniture and shipbuilding
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Origin of TEAK

Portuguese teca, from Malayalam tēkka
First Known Use: 1698

Rhymes with TEAK

beak, bleak, cheek, chic, cleek, clique, creak, creek, Creek, eke, flic, freak, geek, gleek, Greek, keek, leak, leek, meek, peak, peek, peke, pic, pique, reek, screak, seek, sheikh, shriek, sic, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, squeak, steek, streak, streek, tweak, weak, week
TEAK Defined for Kids

teak

noun \ˈtēk\

Definition of TEAK for Kids

:  the hard yellowish-brown wood of a tall Asian tree that resists decay

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9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. teak
  2. African teak
  3. Australian teak
  4. ben-teak
  5. colonial teak
  6. Java teak
  7. native teak
  8. Rhodesian teak
  9. she teak
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