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Definitions of corn:
  • noun:   something sentimental or trite
    Example: "That movie was pure corn"
  • noun:   ears of corn grown for human food
  • noun:   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
  • noun:   the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
  • noun:   a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
  • noun:   annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
  • noun:   whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
  • verb:   preserve with salt
    Example: "Corned beef"
  • verb:   feed (cattle) with corn
  • name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #6269)



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