Corn

/kɔɹn/

The meaning and definition of Corn, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.
“He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley.”
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.

verb

To granulate; to form a substance into grains
“to corn gunpowder”
To provide with corn (typically maize; or, in Scotland, oats) for feed
“Corn the horses.”

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