acorn

[ ey-kawrn, ey-kern ]

/ ˈeɪ kɔrn, ˈeɪ kərn /

noun

the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.

a finial or knop, as on a piece of furniture, in the form of an acorn.

Origin of acorn

before 1000; Middle English acorne (influenced by corn¹), replacing akern,Old English æcern, æcren mast, oak-mast; cognate with Old Norse akarn fruit of wild trees, Middle High German ackeran acorn, Gothic akran fruit, yield <Germanic *akrana-; alleged derivation from base of acre is dubious if original reference was to wild trees

OTHER WORDS FROM acorn

acorned, adjective

Words nearby acorn

aconite, aconitine, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A, acorea, Açôres, acorn, acorn barnacle, acorn chair, acorn clock, acorn spoon, acorn squash

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Example sentences from the Web for acorn

Perhaps nowhere has an ACORN spin-off been as successful as one has in New York City.
ACORN’s Seeds Sprout Up Across the Country|David Freedlander|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ACORN was able to do a lot of things for low-income people, but they were stopped.
ACORN’s Seeds Sprout Up Across the Country|David Freedlander|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But my favorite story linked—inevitably—the navigator program to ACORN.
What’s Really Obstructing Obamacare? GOP Resisters|Michael Tomasky|November 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These were the adopted symbols of the Vanderbilts, as “from an acorn a mighty oak shall grow.”
Grand Central Terminal: 100 Years, 100 Facts|Sarah Begley|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

That would be pretty impressive, considering that Acorn no longer exists as an organization.
Acorn More Powerful Now That It's Dead|Michael Tomasky|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Is the freeing of the acorn and its tannin and other objectionable substances a practical consideration?
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the|Various
The acorn trees of the valleys had been taken from them; nothing remained but evil spirits in the land of his forefathers.
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow|Saxton Pope
Mush of acorn meal which I had left in my pot had been eaten.
The Trail Book|Mary Austin
A staple article of food for the Indians in 1856, by the way, was the acorn.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913|Harris Newmark
An apple tree has never grown from an acorn, or a peach tree from a chestnut.
With the Children on Sunday|Sylvanus Stall

British Dictionary definitions for acorn

acorn

/ (ˈeɪkɔːn) /

noun

the fruit of an oak tree, consisting of a smooth thick-walled nut in a woody scaly cuplike base

Word Origin for acorn

C16: a variant (through influence of corn) of Old English æcern the fruit of a tree, acorn; related to Gothic akran fruit, yield

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	acorn
释义	acorn [ ey-kawrn, ey-kern ] / ˈeɪ kɔrn, ˈeɪ kərn / noun the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule. a finial or knop, as on a piece of furniture, in the form of an acorn. Origin of acorn before 1000; Middle English acorne (influenced by corn¹), replacing akern,Old English æcern, æcren mast, oak-mast; cognate with Old Norse akarn fruit of wild trees, Middle High German ackeran acorn, Gothic akran fruit, yield <Germanic *akrana-; alleged derivation from base of acre is dubious if original reference was to wild trees OTHER WORDS FROM acorn acorned, adjective Words nearby acorn aconite, aconitine, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A, acorea, Açôres, acorn, acorn barnacle, acorn chair, acorn clock, acorn spoon, acorn squash Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acorn Perhaps nowhere has an ACORN spin-off been as successful as one has in New York City. ACORN’s Seeds Sprout Up Across the Country\|David Freedlander\|January 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST ACORN was able to do a lot of things for low-income people, but they were stopped. ACORN’s Seeds Sprout Up Across the Country\|David Freedlander\|January 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But my favorite story linked—inevitably—the navigator program to ACORN. What’s Really Obstructing Obamacare? GOP Resisters\|Michael Tomasky\|November 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST These were the adopted symbols of the Vanderbilts, as “from an acorn a mighty oak shall grow.” Grand Central Terminal: 100 Years, 100 Facts\|Sarah Begley\|February 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST That would be pretty impressive, considering that Acorn no longer exists as an organization. Acorn More Powerful Now That It's Dead\|Michael Tomasky\|December 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Is the freeing of the acorn and its tannin and other objectionable substances a practical consideration? Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the\|Various The acorn trees of the valleys had been taken from them; nothing remained but evil spirits in the land of his forefathers. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow\|Saxton Pope Mush of acorn meal which I had left in my pot had been eaten. The Trail Book\|Mary Austin A staple article of food for the Indians in 1856, by the way, was the acorn. Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913\|Harris Newmark An apple tree has never grown from an acorn, or a peach tree from a chestnut. With the Children on Sunday\|Sylvanus Stall British Dictionary definitions for acorn acorn / (ˈeɪkɔːn) / noun the fruit of an oak tree, consisting of a smooth thick-walled nut in a woody scaly cuplike base Word Origin for acorn C16: a variant (through influence of corn) of Old English æcern the fruit of a tree, acorn; related to Gothic akran fruit, yield Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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