English dictionary
corn
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- something sentimental or trite
noun
- ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
noun
- whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
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
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)
noun
- the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
noun
- a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
verb
- preserve with large-grained rock salt
verb
- feed (cattle) with corn
Example sentences
that movie was pure corn
corned beef