corn (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: maize , indian corn , zea mays ]

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

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

    [ Syn: edible corn ]

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

    [ Syn: clavus ]

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

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

    [ Syn: corn whiskey , corn whisky ]

  7. something sentimental or trite; that movie was pure corn'

    corn (v.)

  1. feed (cattle) with corn

  2. preserve with salt; corned beef'

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