English dictionary

corn

/k/O/rn/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

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.plant

Synonyms indian corn maize zea mays

Source: WordNet 3.0
the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal

noun.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food

noun.food

Synonyms edible corn

Source: WordNet 3.0
a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

noun.state

Synonyms clavus

Source: WordNet 3.0
(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.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn

noun.food

Synonyms corn whiskey corn whisky

Source: WordNet 3.0
something sentimental or trite

noun.attribute

Examples
That movie was pure corn.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.

noun

Source: webster1913
A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain.

noun

Source: webster1913

feed (cattle) with corn

verb.consumption

Source: WordNet 3.0
preserve with salt

verb.change

Examples
Corned beef.

Synonyms salt

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>corn</i> beef; to <i>corn</i> a tongue.

verb

Source: webster1913