Synonyms for corn
kɔrncorn

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1. corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea maysnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   edible corn, maize, corn whiskey, lemon, corn whisky, clavus, lemon yellow, gamboge

2. cornnoun

   the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal

   Synonyms:
   maize, edible corn, corn whiskey, clavus, corn whisky

3. corn, edible cornnoun

   ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food

   Synonyms:
   maize, edible corn, corn whiskey, clavus, corn whisky

4. corn, clavusnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   maize, edible corn, corn whiskey, clavus, corn whisky

5. cornnoun

   (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)

   Synonyms:
   maize, edible corn, corn whiskey, clavus, corn whisky

6. corn whiskey, corn whisky, cornnoun

   whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn

   Synonyms:
   corn whiskey, edible corn, clavus, maize, corn whisky

7. cornverb

   something sentimental or trite

   "that movie was pure corn"

   Synonyms:
   maize, edible corn, corn whiskey, clavus, corn whisky

8. cornverb

   feed (cattle) with corn

9. cornverb

   preserve with salt

   "corned beef"

Matched Categories

1. • Callosity
   • Cereal Grass
   • Cooking
   • Feed
   • Grain
   • Kernel
   • Preserve
   • Whiskey

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cornnoun

   Synonyms:
   cereal grain

2. cornnoun

   Synonyms:
   maize, indian corn

3. cornnoun

   Synonyms:
   horny excrescence

4. cornverb

   Synonyms:
   salt moderately, sprinkle with salt

5. cornverb

   Synonyms:
   intoxicate, fuddle, muddle, inebriate, make drunk, make tipsy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cornnoun

   Synonyms:
   maize, indian corn, clavus

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "corn":

   maize, maïs, cornfield

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1. Dallas Braden:

   He's a 209er, he stands as tall as the corn stalks in Linden.

2. Trent Hatlen:

   The tariffs affected the beans and the ethanol has affected the corn. We're getting hit at the kneecaps.

3. Zhang Dalong:

   The drought topic is out of date now. Most of the corn fields are fine now.

4. Jim Hefner:

   I guess we would make more of an effort to get something planted, we may forgo corn and plant soybeans.

5. Bill Densmore:

   For their overall trade businesses, this is not that substantial. But it's a warning, if China really does start slapping tariffs on everything, like soybeans and corn, things could get really ugly, really fast.