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noun
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Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
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the grain, seeds, or kernels of this plant, used for human food or for fodder.
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the ears of this plant.
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the edible seed of certain other cereal plants, especially wheat in England and oats in Scotland.
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EXPANDthe plants themselves.
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Skiing. corn snow.
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COLLAPSEInformal. old-fashioned, trite, or mawkishly sentimental material, as a joke, a story, or music.
verb (used with object)
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to preserve and season with salt in grains.
11.
to preserve and season with brine.
12.
to granulate, as gunpowder.
13.
to plant (land) with corn.
14.
to feed with corn.
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Corns
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch koren, Old Norse korn, German Korn, Gothic kaúrn; akin to Latin grānum grain, Russian zernó
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch koren, Old Norse korn, German Korn, Gothic kaúrn; akin to Latin grānum grain, Russian zernó
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noun Pathology.
a horny induration or callosity of the epidermis, usually with a central core, formed especially on the toes or feet and caused by undue pressure or friction.
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Word Origin & History
corn
"hardening of skin," c.1440, from O.Fr. corn "horn," later, "corn on the foot," from L. cornu "horn" (see horn).
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Medical Dictionary
corn 2 (kôrn)
n.
A small conical callosity caused by pressure over a bony prominence, usually on a toe. Also called clavus, heloma.
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Slang Dictionary
corn definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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