corn
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
Similar word(s): maize
Definition categories: plant, cereal
2. the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
Definition categories: plant, kernel
3. ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
Definition categories: food, cereal, grain
4. a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
Similar word(s): clavus
Definition categories: state, callosity, callus
5. (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
Definition categories: plant, cereal
6. whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
Definition categories: food, whiskey, whisky
7. something sentimental or trite
- that movie was pure corn
Definition categories: attribute, drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness
Sentences with corn as a noun:
- He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley.