CORN
Scrabble letter values: C3O1R1N1 = 6
Definition
- verb feed (cattle) with corn.
- verb preserve with salt.
- 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
- “corned beef”
- “the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times”
- “that movie was pure corn”