corn

/kˈɔːn/

/ˈkɔɹn/

Corn

a tall plant with large yellow seeds that grow together on a cob, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable or animal food

the dried grains or kernels of a cereal plant, commonly used in various culinary preparations

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

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

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

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

synonyms : clavus

something sentimental or trite

to corn

MAIN VERB

preserve with salt

feed (cattle) with corn

Examples

1. I measured your corn by my own bushel.

2. They raise corn, soybeans and alfalfa on 460 acres.

3. The farmer fed the chickens with corn and grains.

4. Don't measure other people's corn by your own bushel.