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corn
1[ kawrn ]
noun
- Also called Indian corn;. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- the grain, seeds, or kernels of this plant, used for human food or for fodder.
- the ears of this plant.
- the edible seed of certain other cereal plants, especially wheat in England and oats in Scotland.
- the plants themselves.
- Skiing. corn snow ( def ).
- Informal. old-fashioned, trite, or mawkishly sentimental material, as a joke, a story, or music.
verb (used with object)
- to preserve and season with salt in grains.
- to preserve and season with brine.
- to granulate, as gunpowder.
- to plant (land) with corn.
- to feed with corn.
corn
2[ kawrn ]
noun
- a horny induration or callosity of the epidermis, usually with a central core, formed especially on the toes or feet and caused by undue pressure or friction.
-corn
3- a combining form meaning “having a horn,” of the kind specified by the initial element:
longicorn.
Corn.
4abbreviation for
- Cornish.
- Cornwall.
corn
1/ kɔːn /
noun
- any of various cereal plants, esp the predominant crop of a region, such as wheat in England and oats in Scotland and Ireland
- the seeds of such plants, esp after harvesting
- a single seed of such plants; a grain
- Also calledIndian corn British equivalentmaize
- a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
- the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil See also sweet corn popcorn
- the plants producing these kinds of grain considered as a growing crop
spring corn
- ( in combination )
a cornfield
- short for corn whisky
- slang.an idea, song, etc, regarded as banal or sentimental
- archaic.any hard particle or grain
verb
- to feed (animals) with corn, esp oats
- to preserve in brine
- to salt
- to plant corn on
corn
2/ kɔːn /
noun
- a hardening or thickening of the skin around a central point in the foot, caused by pressure or friction
- tread on someone's corns informal.to offend or hurt someone by touching on a sensitive subject or encroaching on his privileges
Word History and Origins
Origin of corn1
Origin of corn2
Origin of corn3
Word History and Origins
Origin of corn1
Origin of corn2
Example Sentences
Today’s massive, motorized floats, which take months to build, must be entirely covered by natural materials such as flower petals, bark, beans, corn husks, seeds and leaves.
But added sugars like sucrolose and high fructose corn syrup are often composed of glucose and fructose chemically bound together and are primarily found in processed foods or commercially produced sugar cane.
When they were later deployed as frontline guards to the border with South Korea, rice replaced corn.
Each bucket doubles as a steamer, filled with options like crab legs, shrimp, lobster tail, sausage, clams, corn, and potatoes, plus a seasoning packet.
Will it be from eating corn on the cob?
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