corn - 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

the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal

ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food

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

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

whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn

something sentimental or trite

corn - verb

• feed (cattle) with corn
• preserve with salt

corn - thesaurus

clavus   maize