acorn
noun
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
acorns
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pluralof acorn.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One thing LLMs are great at is rapidly finding little acorns within huge blocks of text.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Red and fallow deer eat grasses, leaves and shoots of trees, as well as acorns, sweet chestnuts and horse chestnuts.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Grizzly bears are — were — omnivores, not picky eaters, and also lazy ones, noshing on berries, roots, acorns, beached whale carcasses and any laggardly young elk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Bears are thriving thanks in part to an abundance of food -- including acorns, deer and boars -- under the influence of a warming climate, experts say.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
But since Locke is still here, it seems as if none of the three acorns were found.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
