teaks

Shipbuilders' prized lumber

Teaks is the plural of teak, a type of hardwood.

timber

hardwood

Dense deciduous timber

decking · veneer · logs · sawmill · woodworking · grain · durability · tropical · plantation · forestry

trees

plantation

Large-scale farming operation

Myanmar · Thailand · India · Indonesia · cultivation · leaves · canopy · growth · harvest · reforestation

furniture

outdoor

Outside, not indoors

benches · tables · Adirondack · loungers · marine · yacht · oiling · finishing · weathering · patina

Opposites
wood hardness/density

teaksbalsas

Light, soft-wooded trees

softwoods · pines · balsawood · balsa · spruces

wood value/prestige

teaksplywood

Engineered layered wood panels

particleboard · chipboard · MDF · pressboard · pine

Phrases
Family

teak, teakwood

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G