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Oak vs Guy - What's the difference?

oak | guy |

As nouns the difference between oak and guy

is that oak is (tree) A tree of the genus Quercus while guy is a guide; a leader or conductor.

As an adjective oak

is (colour) of a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.

As a verb guy is

to equip with a support cable.

As a proper noun Guy is

a given name derived from Germanic.

oak

English

Noun

  • (senseid)(lb) A tree of the genus Quercus .
  • *
  • *:It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.
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  • *:Instead there were the white of aspens, streaks of branch and slender trunk glistening from the green of leaves, and the darker green of oaks , and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows.
  • (lb) The wood of the oak.
  • A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
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    • Derived terms

    * *

    Hypernyms

    * (oak tree) tree

    Meronyms

    * (oak tree) acorn

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (colour) of a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
  • made of oak wood or timber
    • an oak' table, ' oak beam, etc
  • consisting of oak trees
    • an oak' wood, ' oak forest, etc

    Derived terms

    * acute oak decline * blackjack oak * chestnut oak * (chinquapin oak) * (coast live oak) * cork oak * durmast oak * fumed oak * holly oak * holm oak * Jerusalem oak * kermes oak * live oak * oak apple * oak fern * Oak Forest * oak gall * oak leaf cluster * Oak Park * oak pruner * oak wilt * oaken * Oakland * oakmoss * oak processionary moth * Oakville * pin oak * poison oak * red oak * scarlet oak * sessile oak * silky oak * scrub oak * (tan oak) * (valley oak) * water oak * white oak * willow oak

    See also

    * acorn * cork * ellagic acid * encina * nutgall * quercetin * quercitron * roble * shillelagh * tanbark * valonia * wainscot * (topicsee)

    External links

    * (wikipedia "oak")

    Anagrams

    * (l) * (l), (l)

    guy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) guie.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete and rare) A guide; a leader or conductor.
  • (primarily nautical) A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered. Also a support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away, e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension-bridge.
    • Derived terms
    * guy rope * guy wire

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To equip with a support cable.

    • Etymology 2

    Named from (1570-1606), an English Catholic hanged for his role in the Gunpowder Plot.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
  • (archaic) A person of eccentric appearance or dress.
  • * W. S. Gilbert
    • The lady who dresses like a guy .
    (Charles Dickens)
  • (colloquial) A male
    • A new guy started at the office today.
    Jane considers that guy to be very good looking.
  • (colloquial, in the plural) people
    • I wonder what those guys are doing with that cat?
  • (colloquial, of animals and sometimes objects) thing, creature
    • The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy .
  • (colloquial, technology) thing, unit
    • This guy''', here, controls the current, and this '''guy , here, measures the voltage.
  • (informal, term of address) Buster, Mack, fella
    • Hey, guy , give a man a break, would ya?
    Usage notes
    * In plural, guys'' is not completely gender-neutral but it may refer to people of either sex in some circumstances and forms; the greeting "''Hey guys'''''" can generally refer to people of either gender. This usage is not always seen as accurate or correct. Referring to a group as "''guys''" usually means a group of men or a mixed-gender group, since describing a group of women as ''guys'', as in "''the could accurately be described as "''a bunch of '''guys'''''" in slang. The usage of the plural ''guys'' in the phrase "''some '''guys chased them away " would generally be assumed to mean men rather than women. * When used of animals, guy usually refers to either a male or one whose gender is not known; it is rarely if ever used of an animal that is known to be female. * In some varieties of US and Canadian English, you guys '' revives the distinction between a singular and plural ''you'', much like ''y'all in other varieties.
    Synonyms
    * (US) (man) dude, fella, homey, bro * (British) (man) bloke, geezer, cove, fellow, chap * See also
    Antonyms
    * (male) (l) * (male) (l)
    Derived terms
    * bad guy * good guy * nice guy * nice guys finish last * you guys

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
  • To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
  • * 2003 , Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason , Penguin 2004, p. 278:
    • Swift and other satirists mercilessly guyed the unlettered self-importance of the peddlars of such soul-food, exposing their humility and self-laceration as an egregious and obnoxious form of self-advertisement (s'excuser, c'est s'accuser ).
  • * 2006 , Clive James, North Face of Soho , Picador 2007, p. 187:
    • Terry Kilmartin [...], applauded for every ‘um’ and ‘ah’, knew that he was being guyed and had the charm to make it funny.

    See also

    * gal English terms of address