Synonyms for corn
kɔrncorn

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

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

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1. cornnoun

   Synonyms:
   maize, indian corn, clavus

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1. List of paraphrases for "corn":

   maize, maïs, cornfield

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How to use corn in a sentence?

1. Shira Lenchewski:

   Because you really can’t find it anywhere close to here, it winds up being shipped, probably in a plane, and it’s being canned. It’s definitely not healthier than regular corn.

2. Brian Jennings:

   Ethanol producers, and the farmers supplying them corn, are suffering a proportional economic disaster.

3. Brian Hoops:

   Going forward, that corn number is going to change, i just got off the phone with an Iowa farmer. He and his brother don't have any anhydrous (fertilizer applied ahead of corn planting) down and are definitely looking to switch to soybeans.

4. James Chen:

   GMO corn commercialization would benefit Chinese farmers, especially those in northeastern China.

5. Arlan Suderman:

   Farmers prefer to plant corn. That's their desired crop. They see the most opportunity there for being able to capture something down the road if we have a weather scare.