cornpone

/ˈkɔnpəʊn/

Meanings

noun

A form of cornbread made without milk or eggs.

Examples :

"My grandmother always makes cornpone for dinner; it's a simple bread made with just cornmeal, water, and salt. "

food

noun

Something or someone considered stereotypical of rural, Southern US attitudes or attributes.

Examples :

"Grandpa's corn pone attitude about education made it difficult for him to understand why his granddaughter needed a college degree. "

culture attitude character society style

Related Words

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

granddaughter noun

/ˈɡrændɔːtər/ /ˈɡrændɑːtər/

The daughter of someone's child.

"My daughter has a lovely granddaughter who attends the same school as her. "

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

To think about seriously.

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

stereotypical adjective

/ˌsteriəˈtɪpɪkəl/ /ˌstɪəriəˈtɪpɪkəl/

Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional

"The teacher's presentation of all students as quiet and studious was a stereotypical view of teenagers. "

cornmeal noun

/ˈkɔːrnmiːl/ /ˈkɔːrmɪl/

Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a coarse meal.

"She made a kind of polenta from cornmeal and chicken broth, with some cheese sprinkled on top."

attitudes noun

/ˈætɪtjuːdz/ /ˈætɪtuːdz/

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.

"The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude."

attributes noun

/ˈætrɪbjuːts/ /ˈætrɪbjʊts/ /əˈtrɪbjuːts/ /əˈtrɪbjʊts/

A characteristic or quality of a thing.

"His finest attribute is his kindness."

education noun

/ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃn̩/

The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

"2016-06-17 AROP JOSEPH "Education is the slight hammer that breaks the yoke of ignorance, and moulds knowledge, skills, ideas, good moral values in a person be it a child, a youth or full grown adult. no matter a persons age learning never stops"."

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

cornbread noun

/ˈkɔːrnˌbrɛd/ /ˈkɔːrnbrɛd/

Bread made from cornmeal.

"For dinner, my grandma made delicious cornbread. "