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corn

nounverb /kɔrn/ 1 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 6 WWF 8
Definitions
noun

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

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

noun

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

noun

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

verb

feed (cattle) with corn

noun

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

verb

preserve with salt

“corned beef”

noun

something sentimental or trite

“that movie was pure corn”

noun

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

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