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- pronunciation:
- korn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a tall cereal plant that produces cylinder-shaped ears with rows of edible yellow or white seeds.
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| definition 2: |
the seed of this plant.
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| definition 3: |
the ear on which the seeds of this plant grow.
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| definition 4: |
(informal) a joke, music, or the like considered trite or overly sentimental.
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| definition 5: |
(chiefly British) any cereal plant such as wheat, barley, or oats, or the harvested seed of cereal plants.
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| related words: |
bathos, grain |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
corns, corning, corned |
| definition 1: |
to preserve in salt or brine.
Shall we corn the beef or roast it? |
| definition 2: |
to feed corn or other grain to (an animal).
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| related words: |
cure, preserve |
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