Look up: acorn

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   Acorn
   The acorn is the fruit of the oak tree.
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   ACORN
   A Classification Of Residential Neighbourhoods: a database which divides up the entire population of the UK in terms of the type of housing in which they live.
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   acorn
   [n] - fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
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   Acorn
   A particular kind of fruit produced by Oaks. A nut is held on the tree in a cup-like structure.
   Found on http://www.botanicalkeys.co.uk/flora/con
   
   
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   ACORN
   A system of classifying UK households into 56 demographic groups
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   Acorn
   A streamlined fitting placed at the intersection of bracing wires to prevent abrasion.
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   Acorn
   A'corn noun [ Anglo-Saxon æcern , from æcer field, acre; akin to Dutch aker acorn, German ecker , Icelandic akarn , Danish 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. (Nautical) A cone-shaped pi ...
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   acorn
   1. <botany> The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule. ... 2. A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head. ... Origin: AS. Aecern, fr. Aecer field, acre; akin to D. Aker acorn, Ger. Ecker, Icel. Akarn, Dan. Agern, Goth. Akran fruit, akrs field; orig. Fruit of the field. ...
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   acorn
   noun fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
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    Acorn
    • (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.
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    acorn
    (from the article `oak`) Acorns provide food for small game animals and are used to fatten swine and poultry. Red- and white-oak lumber is used in construction, flooring, ... Although not a commercial crop, the acorns produced by most species of oak (Quercus) are edible, but many require some preparation to remove the ... [2 related ...
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    Acorn
    Turned ornament resembling an acorn. Acorns are common in Jacobean furniture as finials on chair posts and bedposts, as pendants and as the profile of leg turnings in Jacobean tables.
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    ACORN
    A Classification of Residential Neighborhoods; a marketing segmentation system that enables consumers to be classified according to the type of area in which they live.
    Found on http://www.nmoa.org/Library/index.htm
    
    
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    acorn
    acorn: see oak.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09098