corn
Translation
maize, corn, grain
Examples
We ate corn on the cob at the barbecue.
We ate corn on the cob at the barbecue.
This field is full of corn.
This field is full of corn.
I have a painful corn on my little toe.
I have a painful corn on my little toe.
Grammar Patterns
((noun)) a tall cereal grass that yields large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob We ate corn on the cob.
Similar Words
Synonyms: maize, grain
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kurną ('grain'). It originally referred to the main cereal crop of a region.
Memory Tips
Picture a field of golden corn. The word is short and sounds like 'horn' (like a cornucopia, the horn of plenty).