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Teak vs Reak - What's the difference?

teak | reak |

As nouns the difference between teak and reak

is that teak is while reak is (obsolete) a prank or reak can be a rush.

teak

English

(wikipedia teak)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by spp.).
  • (countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona
  • (uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

    • Derived terms

    * tough as teak

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

    • See also

    * afrormosia * iroko *

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    reak

    English

    Etymology 1

    Compare Icelandic hrekkr, or English wreak vengeance.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A prank.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • They play such reaks .

    Etymology 2

    Compare .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rush.
  • * Drant
    • Feeds on reaks and reeds.
    (Webster 1913)