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# awn

«awn» in Mova's school dictionary: **A thin, stiff bristle growing from the seed head of some…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (awn, awns)

### meaning for a pupil

(science) A thin, stiff bristle growing from the seed head of some grasses and grains, like barley and wheat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and farming: awns give barley its whiskery look; they can catch on animals' fur and help spread seeds. Safety: grass awns can get stuck in dogs' ears and paws.

### examples

- Barley has long awns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x1)
- The awns on the wheat looked like whiskers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x2)
- A grass awn got stuck in the dog's paw. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x3)
- Some awns help seeds dig into the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x4)
- Look at the awns with a magnifying glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x5)
- The field shimmered as wind moved the awns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x6)

### note

Countable. Rare word; sounds like «on» in many accents.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «awn» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.