noun Download 🔗Share The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales. Examples : "In the United States, corn is the main cereal crop. " plant food agriculture essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays. Examples : "My grandfather grows corn in his garden every summer. " food plant agriculture vegetable essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop. Examples : "He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley." food agriculture plant seed essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small, hard particle. Examples : "The spilled glitter was made of tiny, hard corn particles. " part material essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To granulate; to form a substance into grains Examples : "to corn gunpowder" agriculture food process essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef Examples : "The butcher corned the beef for the family's upcoming dinner. " food agriculture process essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To provide with corn (typically maize; or, in Scotland, oats) for feed Examples : "Corn the horses." agriculture food animal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To render intoxicated Examples : "ale strong enough to corn one" drink mind sensation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands. Examples : "My grandmother's foot had a small corn on her heel, so she bought some special pads for extra comfort. " medicine body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something (e.g. acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion. Examples : "The teacher's lecture style was considered a bit of a corn, making it hard to stay engaged. " entertainment style literature art music essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of granular snow formed by repeated melting and re-freezing, often in mountain spring conditions. Examples : "The hikers saw patches of corn on the mountain slopes after a period of thawing and freezing. " weather geology environment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading