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corn

/ corn /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something sentimental or trite
"that movie was pure corn"
Type of:
mawkishness sentimentality drippiness
noun Sense 2
ears of corn grown for human food
Type of:
grain food grain cereal
Kinds of:
sweet corn green corn hominy popcorn sugar corn
Has parts:
maize Indian corn Zea mays
noun Sense 3
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
Type of:
cereal cereal grass
Kinds of:
field corn sweet corn sugar corn green corn sweet corn plant
Has parts:
Zea genus Zea
noun Sense 4
the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
Type of:
kernel
noun Sense 5
a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
Type of:
callosity callus
verb Sense 6
preserve with salt
"corned beef"
Type of:
preserve keep
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
verb Sense 7
feed (cattle) with corn
Type of:
feed give
Derived:
maize Indian corn Zea mays
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
Type of:
cereal cereal grass
Kinds of:
durum durum wheat hard wheat Triticum durum Triticum turgidum
Has parts:
Triticum genus Triticum
noun Sense 9
whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
Type of:
whiskey whisky
Kinds of:
moonshine bootleg corn liquor
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
47
Times Searched
3
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mawkishness sentimentality drippiness grain food grain cereal sweet corn green corn hominy popcorn sugar corn cereal grass