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Definitions of 'corn'

1. (noun) corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
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

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

3. (noun) corn, edible corn
ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food

4. (noun) 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. (noun) corn
(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. (noun) corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn
whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn

7. (verb) corn
something sentimental or trite
"that movie was pure corn"

8. (verb) corn
feed (cattle) with corn

9. (verb) corn
preserve with salt
"corned beef"

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