American English pronunciation
How to pronounce corns
IPA transcription: ['kɔɹnz]
Pronunciation variants: ['kɔɹnz]['kɚnz]
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Noun
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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
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the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
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ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
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a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
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(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
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whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
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something sentimental or trite
“that movie was pure corn”
Verb
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feed (cattle) with corn
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preserve with salt
“corned beef”
Usage examples
- The episode "The Mystic Isles" features winged unicorns.
- On the left stands a farmer with an ax and plow before a cornstalk.
- Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow.
- Colonists had to rely on acorns and roots and finally rebelled.
- Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow.
- The episode "The Mystic Isles" features winged unicorns.
- Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow.
- According to Luke, Stars Hollow has twelve stores... devoted entirely to peddling porcelain unicorns.
- Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow.
- Saint John’s rain carries hazelnuts and acorns.