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corn in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
    corn  clavus 
  2. something sentimental or trite
    "that movie was pure corn"
    corn 
  3. ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
    corn  edible corn 
  4. whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
    corn whiskey  corn whisky  corn 
  5. 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
    corn  maize  Indian corn  Zea mays 
  6. (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
    corn 
  7. the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
    corn 
verb
  1. preserve with salt
    "corned beef"
    corn 
  2. feed (cattle) with corn
    corn 
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