English dictionary definition of:

corn


Noun

  • something sentimental or trite
  • ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
  • whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
  • 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
  • (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
  • the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
  • a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

Verb

  • preserve with salt
  • feed (cattle) with corn

Thesaurus

clavus maize

Spellzone course content

View spelling list or words and learn about the word corn in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 14. Spelling choices for /or/ sound: or, ore, au, aw + war.

Other Spellzone word lists: Food, grains
Food, vegetables

Scrabble score for corn


Scrabble score = 6

generated at 07:40:40 on 19-11-19

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