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corn

/ˈkɔɹn/noun, verb1 syllable

Corn means: 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.

Synonyms for corn7

noun, as in 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

maize, Indian corn, Zea mays

noun, as in whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn

corn whiskey, corn whisky

noun, as in ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food

edible corn

noun, as in a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

clavus

What does corn mean?9

noun

1

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

whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn

3

ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food

4

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

5

the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal

6

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

7

something sentimental or trite“that movie was pure corn”

verb

1

feed (cattle) with corn

2

preserve with large-grained rock salt“corned beef”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with corn?16

two syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Corn in a sentence

  • Farmers began to move into the county and invest in corn, grains, and cotton.CM
  • The crops planted on these lands include rice, corn, coconut, banana, and root crops.CM
  • As a farewell gift, they provide the musician with potatoes, corn, and leather.IdiomHunter
  • As a parting gift, they give the musician potatoes, corn, and leather.IdiomHunter
  • They lived on corn, potatoes, and the meat of animals.Luornu
  • Through genetic engineering, corn can produce its own pesticides.Source_VOA
  • After a while, corn flakes in milk will become soggy.darinmex
  • It has fertile soil where corn be grown.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of corn

as a noun

plural
corns

as a verb

past tense
corned
present participle
corning
third-person singular
corns
past participle
corned