Explanation and meaning of corn.

corn

/kɔrn/

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

type of:
callus callosity
noun
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
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indian corn maize zea mays

type of:
cereal grass cereal
noun
ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
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edible corn

type of:
food grain cereal grain

part of:
zea mays maize indian corn
noun
whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
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corn whiskey corn whisky

type of:
whisky whiskey
verb
feed (cattle) with corn
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type of:
feed give
noun
(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
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type of:
cereal grass cereal
verb
preserve with salt
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"corned beef"

type of:
preserve keep
noun
something sentimental or trite
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"that movie was pure corn"

type of:
drippiness soupiness mawkishness mushiness sentimentality sloppiness
noun
the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
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type of:
kernel

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