acorn

«acorn» in Mova's school dictionary: the nut of an oak tree; it is smooth and oval and sits in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an acorn, acorns)

meaning for a pupil

An acorn is the nut of an oak tree; it is smooth and oval and sits in a little rough cup. tree →

sense in the lessons

In nature lessons acorns show how a big oak tree grows from a small seed. Squirrels, jays and mice collect and bury acorns for winter. Children gather acorns in autumn for crafts and counting. Saying: Mighty oaks from little acorns grow, meaning big things start small.

examples

• Squirrels bury acorns in the ground for winter. tree →
• I found a shiny brown acorn in the park. tree →
• An oak tree grows from an acorn. tree →
• The acorn still had its little cup on top. tree →
• We made tiny people out of acorns and pipe cleaners. tree →
• Acorns fall from oak trees in autumn. tree →
• Don't eat raw acorns; they taste bitter and can upset your tummy. tree →
• We collected 12 acorns and gave away 5, so we had 7 left. tree →

note

Countable noun; use an, not a: an acorn. Raw acorns are not good to eat for people and can make dogs and horses ill. An acorn is a seed (a nut), not a fruit you buy in shops. The cup is called the acorn cup.

In the corpora

• Collect conkers, acorns and pine cones for crafts, but never eat conkers or acorns, because they are poisonous.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «acorn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.