corn earworm noun

The larva of a noctuid moth (Heliothis zea) that feeds on corn ears and other crops

corn exchange noun

A building where trade in corn is (or was) carried on

cornˈ-fed adjective

1. Fed on corn
2. Well-fed

cornˈfield noun

A field in which corn is growing

cornˈflag noun

Another name for a gladiolus

cornˈflake noun

1. A crazy or silly person (US sl)
2. (in pl) toasted flakes of maize, eaten esp as a breakfast cereal

cornˈflour noun

Finely ground maize, rice, or other grain, used esp for thickening sauces

cornˈflower noun

A beautiful blue-flowered cornfield weed of the Compositae (Centaurea cyanus)

cornˈfly noun

The gout-fly

cornˈhusk noun (N American)

The outer covering of an ear of maize

cornˈhusker noun

A person or machine that removes cornhusks

cornˈhusking noun

corning house noun

Formerly, a place where gunpowder was granulated

cornˈ-kist noun (Scot)

A grain chest

cornˈ-kister noun

A farm worker's song of his or her life and work

cornˈland noun

Ground suitable for growing grain

corn law noun

A law regulating trade in grain, esp (in pl; with caps) laws that restricted importation to Britain by a duty, repealed in 1846

cornˈloft noun

A granary

cornˈ-maiden see under kirn¹

corn marigold noun

A yellow cornfield chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum segetum)

cornˈmeal noun

Meal made from corn or maize flour

cornˈmill noun

A flour mill

cornˈ-miller noun

cornˈmoth noun

A moth (Tinea granella) of the clothes moth genus, whose larvae feed on grain

corn oil noun

Oil extracted from maize, used in cooking, etc

cornˈpipe noun

A musical instrument made of a stalk of an oat or other cereal

corn pit noun (US)

Part of an exchange where business is done in maize

corn pone noun (US)

1. Maize-bread, often baked or fried
2. A maize loaf

cornˈ-pone adjective

Unsophisticated

corn popper noun

A pan or grating for popping corn

corn poppy noun

The field poppy

corn rent noun

Rent paid in corn, not money

corn rig noun (Scot)

A ridge or strip on which oats are grown

cornˈrow noun

A hairstyle, esp Afro-Caribbean, in which the hair is arranged in tightly braided flat rows

cornˈ-salad noun

A plant of the genus Valerianella, esp V. locusta the common corn-salad, sometimes used as salads and formerly called lamb's lettuce

corn shuck noun (N American)

The husk enclosing a maize ear

corn shucker noun (N American)

A person or machine that removes corn shucks

cornˈ-shucking noun (N American)

The removal of corn shucks

corn silk noun (N American)

The silky tuft at the tip of an ear of maize, formerly used as a diuretic

corn snake noun

A harmless snake (Coluber guttatus) of the southern USA

corn snow noun (N American)

Granular snow

corn spirit noun (folklore)

A god or spirit concerned in the growth of corn

corn spurrey noun

A common weed of cornfields (Spergula arvensis), with small white five-petalled flowers

cornˈstalk noun

1. A stalk of corn
2. A tall thin person, esp one born in New South Wales (Aust)

cornˈstarch noun (N American)

Cornflour

cornˈstone noun

A silicious limestone, favourable for cereal growing

corn thrips noun

A minute flying insect of the order Thysanoptera, that sucks the sap of grain

corn van noun

An instrument for winnowing corn

corn weevil noun

A small weevil (Calandra granaria), destructive in granaries

corn whisky noun

An American whisky made from maize

cornˈworm noun

1. A corn weevil
2. A corn moth larva

corn in Egypt

Abundance (Bible, Genesis 42.2)

corn on the cob

A cob of maize with grains still attached, cooked whole and eaten as a vegetable