Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun teak
2 senses of teak
Sense 1
teak, teakwood -- (hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding)
=> wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)
Sense 2
teak, Tectona grandis -- (tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood)
=> tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)