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English noun: corn

1. corn (plant) 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


SynonymsIndian corn, maize, Zea mays


Broader (hypernym)cereal, cereal grass


Narrower (hyponym)field corn, green corn, popcorn, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays everta, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata


Part holonymcapitulum, corn, corn cob, corn stalk, corncob, cornstalk, ear, edible corn, spike


Member meronymgenus Zea, Zea

2. corn (plant) the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal


Broader (hypernym)kernel


Substance holonymcorn oil

3. corn (food) ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food


Synonymsedible corn


Broader (hypernym)cereal, food grain, grain


Narrower (hyponym)green corn, hominy, popcorn, sweet corn


Part holonymgreen corn, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata


Part meronymcorn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays

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


Synonymsclavus


Broader (hypernym)callosity, callus

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


Broader (hypernym)cereal, cereal grass

6. corn (food) whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn


Synonymscorn whiskey, corn whisky


Broader (hypernym)whiskey, whisky


Narrower (hyponym)bootleg, corn liquor, moonshine

7. corn (attribute) something sentimental or trite


SamplesThat movie was pure corn.


Broader (hypernym)drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness


English verb: corn

1. corn (consumption) feed (cattle) with corn


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)feed, give

2. corn (change) preserve with salt


SamplesCorned beef.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)keep, preserve


Domain categorycookery, cooking, preparation









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