corns

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
• plural of corn

Verb

• feed (cattle) with corn
• preserve with salt
• third-person singular simple present indicative of corn

Synonyms

clavus, corn, corn whiskey, corn whisky, edible corn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays