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cornfields

/ˈkɔːrnfiːldz/

Meanings
noun
A field of corn, wheat or other cereal crop

Examples :

"The yellow cornfields stretched out for miles on either side of the highway. "
agriculture plant environment food

Related Words

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stretched verb

/stɹɛtʃt/

To lengthen by pulling.

"I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke."

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miles noun

/maɪlz/

The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.

"The sign said the next town was 20 miles away, so we knew it would be a long drive. "

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cereal noun

[ˈsɪəɹiːəɫ]

A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.

"Farmers grow cereal crops like wheat to make flour for bread. "

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field noun

/fiːld/ /fild/

A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country.

"There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field."

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yellow noun

/jɛlə/ /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ /ˈjɛl.oʊ/

The colour of gold, butter, or a lemon; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.

"The sunflower's bright yellow petals attracted many bees. "

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highway noun

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

"The school bus is a highway for getting students to school safely. "

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other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

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side noun

/saɪd/

A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

"A square has four sides."

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crop noun

/kɹɒp/ /kɹɑp/

A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder or fuel or for any other economic purpose.

"the farmer had lots of crops to sell at the market"

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either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

(after a negative) As well.

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

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wheat noun

/wiːt/

Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

"My grandmother uses wheat flour to make her famous bread rolls. "

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corn noun

/kɔɹn/ /kɔːn/

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.

"In the United States, corn is the main cereal crop. "