noun tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties.
— synonyms: maize, Indian_corn, Zea_mays
noun the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal.
noun ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food.
— synonyms: edible_corn
noun 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
noun (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland).
noun whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn.
— synonyms: corn_whiskey, corn_whisky
noun something sentimental or trite.
Examples
“He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley.”