Associations to the word «Teak»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats