solid oak furniture

/ˌsɒlɪd ˈəʊk ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/

noun phrase

  1. Furniture made entirely or mainly from solid pieces of oak wood, rather than from veneer, plywood, or particleboard.

    B1

    uncountable noun phraseneutral

    • "They bought solid oak furniture for their new dining room."A2
    • "Solid oak furniture is durable, but it can be heavy and expensive."B1
    • "With proper care, solid oak furniture can remain attractive for generations."B2

Common mistakes

  • solid oaks furniture→solid oak furniture

    Oak is used as an attributive noun here and normally remains singular.

Collocations

solid oak tablesolid oak dining tablesolid oak bedroom furnituresolid oak desksolid oak chair

Word family

oakfurnituresolid woodsolid