Synonyms
Etymology

1. acorn

noun. ['ˈeɪkɔrn'] fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base.

Etymology

  • acorne (Middle English (1100-1500))

Rhymes with Acorn

  • bralorne
  • capricorn
  • colborn
  • colborne
  • deerborne
  • eichorn
  • hagadorn
  • halliciforn
  • hathorn
  • hawthorne
  • heckendorn
  • kempthorne
  • langhorn
  • langhorne
  • leghorn
  • silverthorn
  • silverthorne
  • sonneborn

How do you pronounce acorn?

Pronounce acorn as ˈeɪkɔrn.

US - How to pronounce acorn in American English

UK - How to pronounce acorn in British English

Quotes about acorn


1. The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. acorn-shaped

adjective. shaped like an acorn.

Antonyms