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corn > 9 senses
NOUN	1	corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays	Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties
	2	corn	The dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
	3	corn, edible corn	Ears of corn grown for human food
	4	corn, clavus	A hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
	5	corn	(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in England or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
	6	corn, corn whiskey, corn whisky	Whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
	7	corn	Something sentimental or trite
VERB	1	corn	Feed (cattle) with corn
VERB	2	corn	Preserve with salt

corn > pronunciation
Sounds	kao'rn
Rhymes	acorn, adorn, airborne, and 40 more rhymes in aorn...

corn > noun 1, plant
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
Member of	Zea, genus Zea
Parts	corn, edible corn; corncob; cornstalk, corn stalk; ear, spike, capitulum
Broader	cereal, cereal grass
Narrower	field corn; sweet corn, sugar corn, green corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata; popcorn, Zea mays everta
Verbs	corn

corn > noun 2, plant
Meaning	The dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal.
Substances	corn oil
Broader	kernel
Verbs	corn

corn > noun 3, food
Meaning	Ears of corn grown for human food.
Synonyms	edible corn
Part of	corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
Parts	sweet corn, sugar corn, green corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata
Broader	grain, food grain, cereal
Narrower	sweet corn, green corn; hominy; popcorn

corn > noun 4, state
Meaning	A hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes.
Synonyms	clavus
Broader	callosity, callus

corn > noun 5, plant
Meaning	(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in England or oats in Scotland and Ireland).
Broader	cereal, cereal grass

corn > noun 6, food
Meaning	Whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn.
Synonyms	corn whiskey, corn whisky
Broader	whiskey, whisky
Narrower	moonshine, bootleg, corn liquor

corn > noun 7, attribute
Meaning	Something sentimental or trite.
Examples	"that movie was pure corn"
Broader	mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness
Adjectives	corny; corny

corn > verb 1, consumption
Meaning	Feed (cattle) with corn.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	feed, give
Nouns	corn; corn

corn > verb 2, change
Meaning	Preserve with salt.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"corned beef"
Category	cooking, cookery, preparation
Broader	preserve, keep

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