Acorn
noun
The nut of an oak tree, which has a cap on it.
The ground under the oak tree was covered in acorns.
Often appears as...
- acorn tree
- fallen acorn
noun
Something or someone that develops into something larger or more important. This is a metaphorical use of the word.
His small internet start-up was the acorn that grew into a huge tech company.
Often appears as...
- acorn to oak
- tiny acorn
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Idiomatic
noun
A type of coverage in a health insurance plan in the U.S.
The ACORN policy offers supplemental coverage for accidental death and dismemberment.
Often appears as...
- acorn insurance
- acorn policy
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Formal
Technical
noun
The nut of an oak tree, which has a cap on it.
The ground under the oak tree was covered in acorns.
Often appears as...
- acorn tree
- fallen acorn
noun
Something or someone that develops into something larger or more important. This is a metaphorical use of the word.
His small internet start-up was the acorn that grew into a huge tech company.
Often appears as...
- acorn to oak
- tiny acorn
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A type of coverage in a health insurance plan in the U.S.
The ACORN policy offers supplemental coverage for accidental death and dismemberment.
Often appears as...
- acorn insurance
- acorn policy
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Botanical Image
Picture an acorn's unique shape to distinguish it from other nuts, noting its distinctive cap.
As she drew the forest landscape, she carefully added the acorns' caps.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Edible Raw
Unlike other nuts, acorns are not typically eaten raw due to tannins that make them bitter.
Curious about foraging, he learned that acorns require special preparation to eat.
Pro Tip 3/3Wildlife Food Source
In nature, many animals, especially squirrels, gather acorns as a food reserve.
The squirrel busily collected acorns for the winter ahead.
Pro Tip 1/3Botanical Image
Picture an acorn's unique shape to distinguish it from other nuts, noting its distinctive cap.
As she drew the forest landscape, she carefully added the acorns' caps.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Edible Raw
Unlike other nuts, acorns are not typically eaten raw due to tannins that make them bitter.
Curious about foraging, he learned that acorns require special preparation to eat.
Pro Tip 3/3Wildlife Food Source
In nature, many animals, especially squirrels, gather acorns as a food reserve.
The squirrel busily collected acorns for the winter ahead.
Pro Tip 1/3Botanical Image
Picture an acorn's unique shape to distinguish it from other nuts, noting its distinctive cap.
As she drew the forest landscape, she carefully added the acorns' caps.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Edible Raw
Unlike other nuts, acorns are not typically eaten raw due to tannins that make them bitter.
Curious about foraging, he learned that acorns require special preparation to eat.
Pro Tip 3/3Wildlife Food Source
In nature, many animals, especially squirrels, gather acorns as a food reserve.
The squirrel busily collected acorns for the winter ahead.
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A Napa Valley Nature...
gray squirrel like battle acorn turf is yeah I've heard it more than seen it but I know that acorn woodpeckers will go after the gray squirrels and squirrels get pretty afraid of them in some cases so what other kind of mammals can you see around here yeah there are mountain
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Joel Leon: The...
is time I appreciate, the time that has allowed me to be fully present for my child, removing the notion that the emotional labor required to raise a child is a woman's work. As a co-parent, Lilah and I have built snowmen, we've played with acorns,
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This Indigenous Practice...
this is an opportunity this is an opportunity for uh me to heal the land by planting these acorns here you know i'm right here in this place originally there weren't that many oaks this is a chance for us to heal the land and she said also
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What It Takes to Keep...
they could then come and harvest and many indigenous groups practiced cultural burning small-scale fires that consumed fuel in the forest and helped generate acorns hazelnut sticks and other resources these communities depended on
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Woodpeckers Defend Their...
Day breaks over the lovely forested south rim of the canyon lighting up a dead pine that would seem to have little purpose. But this pine is the central bank and trust of the acorn woodpecker.
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The myth of Thor's...
by striking his head with his hammer Mjolnir as hard as he could. But each time, Skrymir thought it was only a falling acorn and went back to sleep. The next morning, Skrymir departed
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The Diet of the Black...
the ergs now provide another abundant harvest and the large acorns have their own nutritious value particularly Publix one of the most important pieces that
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A flavorful field guide...
will make them make some big changes moving forward in their life. And who knows, maybe next time they'll be gutsy enough to try acorn cheese or something.
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Acorn Thieves PIPE...
finding the absolutely perfect little vault for every acorn can be quite the puzzle each hole has been drilled to fit a certain nut shape
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Nature's Mighty Power:...
and mother continues to teach them how to find pine nuts acorns and berries the bears consume thousands
Video examples
A Napa Valley Nature...
gray squirrel like battle acorn turf is yeah I've heard it more than seen it but I know that acorn woodpeckers will go after the gray squirrels and squirrels get pretty afraid of them in some cases so what other kind of mammals can you see around here yeah there are mountain
Video examples
Joel Leon: The...
is time I appreciate, the time that has allowed me to be fully present for my child, removing the notion that the emotional labor required to raise a child is a woman's work. As a co-parent, Lilah and I have built snowmen, we've played with acorns,
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This Indigenous Practice...
this is an opportunity this is an opportunity for uh me to heal the land by planting these acorns here you know i'm right here in this place originally there weren't that many oaks this is a chance for us to heal the land and she said also
Video examples
What It Takes to Keep...
they could then come and harvest and many indigenous groups practiced cultural burning small-scale fires that consumed fuel in the forest and helped generate acorns hazelnut sticks and other resources these communities depended on
Video examples
Woodpeckers Defend Their...
Day breaks over the lovely forested south rim of the canyon lighting up a dead pine that would seem to have little purpose. But this pine is the central bank and trust of the acorn woodpecker.
Video examples
The myth of Thor's...
by striking his head with his hammer Mjolnir as hard as he could. But each time, Skrymir thought it was only a falling acorn and went back to sleep. The next morning, Skrymir departed
Video examples
The Diet of the Black...
the ergs now provide another abundant harvest and the large acorns have their own nutritious value particularly Publix one of the most important pieces that
Video examples
A flavorful field guide...
will make them make some big changes moving forward in their life. And who knows, maybe next time they'll be gutsy enough to try acorn cheese or something.
Video examples
Acorn Thieves PIPE...
finding the absolutely perfect little vault for every acorn can be quite the puzzle each hole has been drilled to fit a certain nut shape
Video examples
Nature's Mighty Power:...
and mother continues to teach them how to find pine nuts acorns and berries the bears consume thousands
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Jon Voight
American Actor
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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Tim Griffin
American Politician
While I am talking about private sector job creation, the cap-and-trade energy tax, Speaker Pelosi's health-care bill and card-check legislation, Washington Democrats are defending groups like ACORN. They are on the wrong side of the issues and know their views are wrong for Arkansas, so they attack me.
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Clive Anderson
English Entertainer
Schoolchildren and older people like the idea of planting trees. For children, it's interesting that an acorn will grow into an oak, and for older people it's a legacy. And the act of planting a tree is not that difficult.
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James Allen
British Author
The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.
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Roger Ailes
American Businessman
CNN and MSNBC, our primary competitors, are trying to figure out how to beat us. There are some good, smart people at those networks, and even occasionally a blind pig finds an acorn.
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Katha Pollitt
American Poet
A potential person is not a person, any more than an acorn is an oak tree. I don't think women should have to give birth just because a sperm met an egg.
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Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze.
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Hope Jahren
American Scientist
Every acorn on the ground is just as alive as the three-hundred-year-old oak tree that towers over it.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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Francis Bacon
English Philosopher
Acorns were good until bread was found.
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Jon Voight
American Actor
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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Tim Griffin
American Politician
While I am talking about private sector job creation, the cap-and-trade energy tax, Speaker Pelosi's health-care bill and card-check legislation, Washington Democrats are defending groups like ACORN. They are on the wrong side of the issues and know their views are wrong for Arkansas, so they attack me.
Quote examples
Clive Anderson
English Entertainer
Schoolchildren and older people like the idea of planting trees. For children, it's interesting that an acorn will grow into an oak, and for older people it's a legacy. And the act of planting a tree is not that difficult.
Quote examples
James Allen
British Author
The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.
Quote examples
Roger Ailes
American Businessman
CNN and MSNBC, our primary competitors, are trying to figure out how to beat us. There are some good, smart people at those networks, and even occasionally a blind pig finds an acorn.
Quote examples
Katha Pollitt
American Poet
A potential person is not a person, any more than an acorn is an oak tree. I don't think women should have to give birth just because a sperm met an egg.
Quote examples
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze.
Quote examples
Hope Jahren
American Scientist
Every acorn on the ground is just as alive as the three-hundred-year-old oak tree that towers over it.
Quote examples
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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Francis Bacon
English Philosopher
Acorns were good until bread was found.
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