corn

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

corns

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

corn

past (v2)

corned

past participle (v3)

corned

present participle

corning

3rd person singular

corns

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.

   • I found that we had nearly a hundred bushels of corn, including wheat, maize, and barley, to add to our store.
   • Among the divinities that dwelt on Mount Olympus, none was more friendly to the husbandman than Demeter, goddess of corn.

2. 2.Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays.

   • The planting or sowing of maize, exclusively called corn, was just accomplished on the Town Hill, when I reached it.

3. 3.A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.

   • He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley.

4. 4.A small, hard particle.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To granulate; to form (a substance) into grains.

2. 2.To preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef.

3. 3.To provide (an animal) with corn (typically maize; or, in Scotland, oats) for feed.

4. 4.To shoot up with bullets as by a shotgun (corn).(slang)

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Word family

• corner