acorn
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ACORN Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Acorn
(n.)
The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
(n.)
See Acorn-shell.
(n.)
A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
(n.)
The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
(n.)
See Acorn-shell.
(n.)
A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
| WordNet 2.0 |
acorn
Noun
1. fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
(hypernym) fruit
(part-holonym) oak, oak tree
(part-meronym) cupule, acorn cup
Noun
1. fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
(hypernym) fruit
(part-holonym) oak, oak tree
(part-meronym) cupule, acorn cup
| The Phrase Finder |
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
Meaning
Great things start with small beginnings.
Origin
The word acorn doesn't come from 'oak' and 'corn', as is popularly supposed, but from the Old English 'aecern', meaning berry or fruit. The tree genus Acer comes from the same root.
Meaning
Great things start with small beginnings.
Origin
The word acorn doesn't come from 'oak' and 'corn', as is popularly supposed, but from the Old English 'aecern', meaning berry or fruit. The tree genus Acer comes from the same root.
| English Slang Dictionary v1.2 |
acorn
that little bell end from which tall oaks grow... when you get wood
that little bell end from which tall oaks grow... when you get wood
| Lexicon of Thieves' Cant |
Acorn
to ride a horse foaled by an acorn, is to be hanged on the gallows
to ride a horse foaled by an acorn, is to be hanged on the gallows
| hEnglish - advanced version |
acorn
acorn
\a"corn\ (&?;), n. [as. ?cern, fr. ?cer 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?l.) see acorn-shell.
acorn
n : fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
similar words(6)
acorn-shell
acorn cup
acorn barnacle
acorn archimedes
acorn risc machine
acorn sugar
acorn
\a"corn\ (&?;), n. [as. ?cern, fr. ?cer 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?l.) see acorn-shell.
acorn
n : fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
similar words(6)
acorn-shell
acorn cup
acorn barnacle
acorn archimedes
acorn risc machine
acorn sugar
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
acorn
dearcán
dearcán
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Mesen
Mesen = n. a single acorn
Mesen = n. a single acorn
| Dream Dictionary |
Acorn
Seeing acorns in dreams, is portent of pleasant things ahead, and much gain is to be expected.
To pick them from the ground, foretells success after weary labors.
For a woman to eat them, denotes that she will rise from a station of labor to a position of ease and pleasure.
To shake them from the trees, denotes that you will rapidly attain your wishes in business or love.
To see green-growing acorns, or to see them scattered over the ground, affairs will change for the better. Decayed or blasted acorns have import of disappointments and reverses.
To pull them green from the trees, you will injure your interests by haste and indiscretion.
Seeing acorns in dreams, is portent of pleasant things ahead, and much gain is to be expected.
To pick them from the ground, foretells success after weary labors.
For a woman to eat them, denotes that she will rise from a station of labor to a position of ease and pleasure.
To shake them from the trees, denotes that you will rapidly attain your wishes in business or love.
To see green-growing acorns, or to see them scattered over the ground, affairs will change for the better. Decayed or blasted acorns have import of disappointments and reverses.
To pull them green from the trees, you will injure your interests by haste and indiscretion.
| Dream Quotations |
James Allen
The greatest achievements were at first and for a time dreams. The oak sleeps in the acorn.
The greatest achievements were at first and for a time dreams. The oak sleeps in the acorn.
ACORN Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
acorn
balanus
balanus
ACORN Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
ACORN
a classification of residential neighbourhood - a geodemographic database of residential locality types (see RMD -research link).
a classification of residential neighbourhood - a geodemographic database of residential locality types (see RMD -research link).
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
ACRN
Acorn Products, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Manufactures and markets non-power lawn and garden tools, including forks, hoes, rakes, shovels, snow tools, posthole diggers, wheelbarrows, striking tools and cutting tools.
Acorn Products, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Manufactures and markets non-power lawn and garden tools, including forks, hoes, rakes, shovels, snow tools, posthole diggers, wheelbarrows, striking tools and cutting tools.
AVCC
Acorn Holding Corp.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Holding company with subsidiary which manufactures two, three and four-inch monocrystalline silicon wafers, which are made from silicon crystals and are the basic substrate from which integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices are fabricated.
ACORN Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The Language of Flowers |
ACORN
- Nordic Symbol of Life and Immortality
- Nordic Symbol of Life and Immortality
ACORN Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Acorn
The acorn is the fruit of the oak tree (genera Quercus, Lithocarpus and Cyclobalanopsis, in the family Fagaceae). It is a nut, containing a single seed (rarely two seeds), enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule. Acorns vary from 1 – 6 cm long and 0.8 – 4 cm broad. Acorns take between about 6 or 24 months (depending on the species) to mature; see List of Quercus species for details of oak classification, in which acorn morphology and phenology are important factors.
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Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a community organization of low- and moderate-income families that addresses housing, schools, neighborhood safety, health care, job conditions, and other social issues that affect its members. With a membership of over 350,000, ACORN is organized into more than 850 neighborhood chapters in over 100 cities across the United States, as well as in Argentina, Canada, Mexico, and Peru. The organization was born out of the American Civil Rights Movement. ACORN was founded by Wade Rathke, a community and labor organizer, in 1970. Maude Hurd has been National President of ACORN since 1990.
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