Dictionary definition · corn
noun
- 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
- the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
- ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
- a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
- (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region — wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
- whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
- something sentimental or trite"that movie was pure corn"
verb
- feed (cattle) with corn
- preserve with large-grained rock salt"corned beef"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).