acorn

[A·corn]

The nut, or fruit, that grows on oak trees is called an acorn. Chicken Little thought the sky was falling when an acorn fell on his head. Don't make that same mistake.

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The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.

Noun
fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base


n.
The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.

n.
A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

n.
See Acorn-shell.


Acorn

A"corn , n. [AS. '91cern, fr. '91cer field, acre; akin to D. aker acorn, Ger. ecker, Icel. akarn, Dan. agern, Goth. akran fruit, akrs field; -- orig. fruit of the field. See Acre.] 1. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule. 2. (Naut.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head. 3. (Zo'94l.) See Acorn-shell.

The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.

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Usage Examples

I'm not cool with ACORN or the working families' party, or people that vote like democrats and run on Republican lines.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The real truth is that the Obama administration is professional at bullying, as we have witnessed with ACORN at work during the presidential campaign. It seems to me they are sending down their bullies to create fist fights among average American citizens who don't want a government-run health care plan forced upon them.

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