ALL meanings of corn
corn
C c - 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
- noun corn a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike 3
- noun corn the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil 3
- noun corn the plants producing these kinds of grain considered as a growing crop 3
- noun corn (in combination) 3
- noun corn an idea, song, etc, regarded as banal or sentimental 3
- noun corn any hard particle or grain 3
- verb corn to feed (animals) with corn, esp oats 3
- verb corn to preserve in brine 3
- verb corn to salt 3
- verb corn to plant corn on 3
- noun corn a hardening or thickening of the skin around a central point in the foot, caused by pressure or friction 3
- noun corn a tiny, hard particle, as of salt or sand; granule; grain 3
- noun corn a small, hard seed or seedlike fruit, esp. a seed or grain of a cereal grass; kernel 3
- noun corn a cultivated American cereal plant (Zea mays) of the grass family, with the grain borne on cobs enclosed in husks; maize 3
- noun corn the ears or kernels of this cereal plant 3
- noun corn the seeds of all cereal grasses, as wheat, rye, barley, etc.; grain 3
- noun corn any plant or plants producing grain 3
- noun corn the leading cereal crop in a particular place, as wheat in England or oats in Scotland and Ireland 3
- noun corn corn whiskey 3
- noun corn ideas, humor, music, etc. regarded as old-fashioned, trite, banal, or sentimental 3
- verb transitive corn to form into granules 3
- verb transitive corn to preserve or pickle with salt granules or in brine 3
- verb transitive corn to feed grain to (animals) 3
- noun corn a hard, thick, painful growth of skin, esp. on a toe, caused by pressure or friction 3
- noun corn 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. 1
- verb with object corn to preserve and season with salt in grains. 1
- verb with object corn to preserve and season with brine. 1
- verb with object corn to granulate, as gunpowder. 1
- verb with object corn to plant (land) with corn. 1
- verb with object corn to feed with corn. 1
- noun corn A North American cereal plant that yields large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob. Its many varieties yield numerous products, highly valued for both human and livestock consumption. 1
- noun corn cereal plant: maize 1
- noun corn cereal grain: maize 1
- noun corn maize: eaten as vegetable 1
- noun corn foot condition 1
- noun corn individual seed 1
- transitive verb corn preserve with brine 1
- noun corn (Uncountable Noun) (Britain) The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales. 0
- noun corn (Uncountable Noun) (US, Canada, Australia) Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays. 0
- noun corn A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop. 0
- noun corn A small, hard particle. 0
- noun corn A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands. 0
- noun corn (US, Canada) Something (e.g. acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion. 0
- noun corn (Uncountable Noun) short for corn snow. A type of granular snow formed by repeated melting and re-freezing, often in mountain spring conditions. 0