Definition of corn

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  • corn is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • corn is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • corn is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of corn

  • a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. clavus
  • 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)

    Synonyms

    1. indian corn
    2. maize
    3. zea mays
  • ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. edible corn
  • whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. corn whiskey
    2. corn whisky
  • feed (cattle) with corn (verb)
  • (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) (noun)
  • preserve with salt (verb)

    Examples

    1. corned beef
  • something sentimental or trite (noun)

    Examples

    1. that movie was pure corn
  • the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal (noun)

See definition of corn in Merriam Webster