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acorn
/ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/
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What does acorn mean?
noun
- The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
- A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
- See acorn-shell.
More meanings (3)
noun
- (informal) The glans penis.
- (slang) A testicle.
proper noun
- Acronym of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/
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'You will never get an apple-tree out of an acorn,' Franklin tells us, with that homely common-sense of his.
The little Field Mouse looked all about the room as fast as he could, but he could not see any acorn.
More book examples (2)
"The weevil knows nothing but its peas and beans, the golden Rhynchites only the sloe, and the Balaninus only the nut or acorn."
She took just as much pains, again, about the acorn which you crushed under your foot just now, and which you fancy will never come to anything.