Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawrn]
- /kɔrn/
- /kɔːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawrn]
- /kɔrn/
Definitions of corn word
- uncountable noun corn Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants. 3
- uncountable noun corn Corn is the same as maize. 3
- countable noun corn Corns are small, painful areas of hard skin which can form on your foot, especially near your toes. 3
- noun corn any of various cereal plants, esp the predominant crop of a region, such as wheat in England and oats in Scotland and Ireland 3
- noun corn the seeds of such plants, esp after harvesting 3
- noun corn a single seed of such plants; a grain 3
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Origin of corn
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch koren, Old Norse korn, German Korn, Gothic kaúrn; akin to Latin grānum grain, Russian zernó
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Parts of speech for Corn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
corn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
corn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for corn
noun corn
- platitude — a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
- plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
- trivia — (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- truism — a self-evident, obvious truth.
- triviality — something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
Antonyms for corn
noun corn
- nuance — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- coinage — Coinage is the coins which are used in a country.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- lot — lot (def 14).
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