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Definition of Corn

1. Noun. Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times.

2. Verb. Feed (cattle) with corn.

3. Noun. The dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal.

4. Verb. Preserve with salt. "Corned beef"

5. Noun. Ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food.

6. Noun. A hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes.

7. Noun. (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland).

8. Noun. Whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn.

9. Noun. Something sentimental or trite. "That movie was pure corn"

Definition of Corn

1. n. A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.

2. n. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain.

3. v. t. To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue.

Definition of Corn

1. Noun. A cereal plant grown for its grain, specifically the main such plant grown in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, wheat or barley in England and Wales, and maize or sweetcorn in the Americas. ¹

2. Noun. (US Canada Australia uncountable) A type of grain of the species ''Zea mays'', maize ¹

3. Noun. (British uncountable) A grain or seed, especially of cereal crops. ¹

4. Verb. (US Canada) To granulate; to form a substance into grains. ¹

5. Verb. (US Canada) To preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef ¹

6. Verb. (US Canada) To provide with corn (typically maize) for feed. ¹

7. Noun. A callus on the foot. ¹

8. Noun. (US Canada) Something (e.g. acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion.(cite web title = Corn (emotion) publisher = Cambridge University Press work = Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary url= ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Corn

1. to preserve with salt [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Corn

1. A species of tall cereal grass, zea mays, grown for its seed and used as food and animal fodder. It is also called maise or indian corn. It is a plant of the genus zea of the family gramineae (poaceae), originating in the americas. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corn

cormidium cormlike cormogeny cormoid cormophyta cormophyte cormophytes cormorant cormorants cormose

cormous cormous plant corms cormus cormuses corn (current term) corn-cob corn-cobs corn-factor corn-fed

corn beef corn borer corn borer moth corn bunting corn buntings corn cake corn campion corn chamomile corn chip corn chowder

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