Corn (noun)
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.
Corn (noun)
Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays.
Corn (noun)
A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.
“He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley.”
Corn (noun)
A small, hard particle.
Corn (noun)
A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands.
“clavus”
Corn (noun)
Something (e.g. acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion.
Corn (noun)
A type of granular snow formed by repeated melting and re-freezing, often in mountain spring conditions.
“corn snow”
Corn (verb)
to granulate; to form a substance into grains
“to corn gunpowder”
Corn (verb)
to preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef
Corn (verb)
to provide with corn (typically maize; or, in Scotland, oats) for feed
“Corn the horses.”
Corn (verb)
to render intoxicated
“ale strong enough to corn one”
Niblet (noun)
A small piece of something, especially of snack food.
Niblet (noun)
A kernel of corn, usually from a can.
Corn (noun)
the chief cereal crop of a district, especially (in England) wheat or (in Scotland) oats
“fields of corn”
Corn (noun)
the grain of a cereal crop.
Corn (noun)
another term for maize
Corn (noun)
something banal or sentimental
“the film is pure corn”
Corn (noun)
a small, painful area of thickened skin on the foot, especially on the toes, caused by pressure.
Niblet (noun)
a small piece of food, in particular a kernel of sweetcorn
“bite-size niblets of chocolate”