cornnoun
uk/kɔːn/us/kɔːrn/corn noun (FOOD)
B1 [ U ] UK (the seeds of) plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour:
[ U ] mainly US UK usually maize a tall plant grown in many parts of the world for its yellow seeds, which are eaten as food, made into flour, or fed to animals:
[ U ] mainly US UK usually sweetcorn the seeds of a particular type of maize plant, eaten as a vegetable
More examples
- A surplus of corn has helped depress the grain market.
- Do you feed your chickens corn?
- The corn grew waist-high in the fields.
- The corn was stored in large sacks.
- The corn was cut and tied in sheaves.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cereals
- arborio
- barley
- basmati
- bran
- brown rice
- cornflakes
- durum wheat
- granola
- gruel
- hominy
- millet
- muesli
- oat
- oatmeal
- oats
- semolina
- short-grain rice
- sorghum
- wheat
- wheatgerm
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
corn noun (AREA OF SKIN)
[ C ] a small, painful area of hard skin that forms on the foot, especially on the toes
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- heat rash
- hive
- jaundice
- lupus
- pitted
- prickle
- pustule
- rash
- scabby
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
See more results »
corn noun (EMOTION)
[ U ] mainly US slang old-fashioned something that is old-fashioned, boring, or done to create emotion:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Boredom, tedium and boring things
- a wet weekend idiom
- banal
- bland
- boredom
- bromide
- cabin fever
- drab
- dull
- ennui
- flatness
- frustration
- insipid
- longueur
- platitude
- stodgy
- stuffy
- tedious
- tedium
- treadmill
- yawn
See more results »