corn
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1. corn - Noun
2. corn - Verb
3. Corn - Proper noun
Meaning
A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.
A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain.
The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing.
A small, hard particle; a grain.
To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue.
To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder.
To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses.
To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one.
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that movie was pure corn
corned beef
Above the average, farmers tend to plant more soybeans than corn on their acreage as the oilseed yields a greater economic reward.
Adapon, Joy p. 10 However, the basis of the diet is still corn and beans, with chile pepper as a seasoning, as they are complementary foods.
About 120 corn dogs in a refrigerator weren’t at a safe temperature and had to be discarded.
7 Up Retro : This 2011 formulation uses sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup as its sweetener.