corn

English Thesaurus

1. something sentimental or trite (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness,
definition	:	falsely emotional in a maudlin way (noun.attribute)

2. ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food (noun.food)

hypernym	:	cereal, food grain, grain,
definition	:	foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses (noun.food)

hyponym	:	green corn, sweet corn,
definition	:	corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft (noun.food)

hyponym	:	hominy,
definition	:	hulled corn with the bran and germ removed (noun.food)

hyponym	:	popcorn,
definition	:	small kernels of corn exploded by heat (noun.food)

part holonym	:	green corn, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, zea mays rugosa, zea saccharata,
definition	:	a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating (noun.plant)

part meronym	:	corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays,
definition	:	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 (noun.plant)

3. whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn (noun.food)

hypernym	:	whiskey, whisky,
definition	:	a liquor made from fermented mash of grain (noun.food)

hyponym	:	bootleg, corn liquor, moonshine,
definition	:	whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash (noun.food)

4. 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 (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	cereal, cereal grass,
definition	:	grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	field corn,
definition	:	corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	green corn, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, zea mays rugosa, zea saccharata,
definition	:	a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	popcorn, zea mays everta,
definition	:	corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	corn, edible corn,
definition	:	ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food (noun.food)

part holonym	:	corn cob, corncob,
definition	:	the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn (noun.location)

part holonym	:	corn stalk, cornstalk,
definition	:	the stalk of a corn plant (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	capitulum, ear, spike,
definition	:	fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus zea, zea,
definition	:	corn (noun.plant)

5. (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	cereal, cereal grass,
definition	:	grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet (noun.plant)

6. the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	kernel,
definition	:	a single whole grain of a cereal (noun.plant)

substance holonym	:	corn oil,
definition	:	oil from the germs of corn grains (noun.food)

7. a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes (noun.state)

hypernym	:	callosity, callus,
definition	:	an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) (noun.state)

8. preserve with salt (verb.change)

hypernym	:	keep, preserve,
definition	:	prevent (food) from rotting (verb.change)

domain category	:	cookery, cooking, preparation,
definition	:	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act)

9. feed (cattle) with corn (verb.consumption)

hypernym	:	feed, give,
definition	:	give food to (verb.consumption)

10. something sentimental or trite (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	bromidic, corny, platitudinal, platitudinous,
definition	:	dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality (adj.all)

11. 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 (noun.plant)

derivation	:	corn, corn,
definition	:	feed (cattle) with corn (verb.consumption)

12. feed (cattle) with corn (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays,
definition	:	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 (noun.plant)

derivation	:	corn,
definition	:	the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal (noun.plant)

13. something sentimental or trite (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	bromidic, corny, platitudinal, platitudinous,
definition	:	dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality (adj.all)

14. 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 (noun.plant)

derivation	:	corn, corn,
definition	:	feed (cattle) with corn (verb.consumption)

15. feed (cattle) with corn (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays,
definition	:	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 (noun.plant)

derivation	:	corn,
definition	:	the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal (noun.plant)

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