Oaks

/ (əʊks) /


noun(functioning as singular)
  1. the Oaks a horse race for fillies held annually at Epsom since 1779: one of the classics of English flat racing

  2. any of various similar races

Origin of Oaks

1
named after an estate near Epsom

Words Nearby Oaks

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How to use Oaks in a sentence

  • Children freshly befurbelowed, were gathering for their games under the Oaks.

  • The old owl no longer hooted, and the water-Oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads.

  • The mainland of the great northern cove and the eastern side of the Islands were thick with trees: Oaks, buckeye, willows, madroo.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • There was then a great deal of old timber about the place and a long avenue of Oaks, besides three large cherry orchards.

  • The large soft leaves and the pendent moss of the Oaks were gray with dust, but the shade was cool and delicious.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton