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corn 1
(kôrn)n.
1.
a. Any of numerous cultivated forms of a widely grown, usually tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) bearing grains or kernels on large ears.
b. The grains or kernels of this plant, used as food for humans and livestock or for the extraction of an edible oil or starch. Also called Indian corn, maize.
2. An ear of this plant.
3. Chiefly British Any of various cereal plants or grains, especially the principal crop cultivated in a particular region, such as wheat in England or oats in Scotland.
4.
a. A single grain of a cereal plant.
b. A seed or fruit of various other plants, such as a peppercorn.
5. Corn snow.
6. Informal Corn whiskey.
7. Slang Something considered trite, dated, melodramatic, or unduly sentimental.
v. corned, corn·ing, corns
v.tr.
1. To cause to form hard particles; granulate.
2.
a. To season and preserve with granulated salt.
b. To preserve (beef, for example) in brine.
3. To feed (animals) with corn or grain.
v.intr.
To form hard particles; become grainy: "After the snow melts all day, it corns up at night for fine conditions" (Hatfield MA Valley Advocate).
[Middle English, grain, from Old English; see gr̥ə-no- in Indo-European roots.]
Word History: Originally, the English word corn meant any rounded grain or seed whatsoever. In particular, it was used to refer to the kind of grain most often grown in a certain region. Thus in England, a cornfield is usually a field of wheat. The pretty blue cornflower is a Eurasian weed that originally plagued fields of wheat, not maize. In Scotland, on the other hand, corn can mean "oats," the grain that thrives best in Scotland's cool and damp climate. To modern North Americans, however, corn means maize—that is, the plant Zea mays and its seeds. When they first encountered Zea mays in the 16th century, the English borrowed the Spanish term for the grain, maíz, which is in turn a borrowing of Arawakan mahiz or mahís. Later, in the 17th century, another term for maize appears, Indian corn—the word Indian here meaning "native to the Americas." The American word corn in the specific meaning "maize" is simply a shortening of Indian corn.
corn 2
(kôrn)n.
A horny thickening of the skin, usually on or near a toe, resulting from pressure or friction. Also called clavus.
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corn
(kɔːn)n
1. (Agriculture)
a. any of various cereal plants, esp the predominant crop of a region, such as wheat in England and oats in Scotland and Ireland
b. the seeds of such plants, esp after harvesting
c. a single seed of such plants; a grain
2. (Plants)
a. a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
3. (Agriculture)
a. the plants producing these kinds of grain considered as a growing crop: spring corn.
b. (in combination): a cornfield.
4. (Brewing) short for corn whisky
5. slang an idea, song, etc, regarded as banal or sentimental
6. archaic or dialect any hard particle or grain
vb (tr)
7. (Agriculture) to feed (animals) with corn, esp oats
8. (Cookery)
a. to preserve in brine
b. to salt
9. (Agriculture) to plant corn on
[Old English corn; related to Old Norse, Old High German corn, Gothic kaúrn, Latin grānum, Sanskrit jīrná fragile]
corn
(kɔːn)n
1. (Pathology) a hardening or thickening of the skin around a central point in the foot, caused by pressure or friction
2. tread on someone's corns informal Brit to offend or hurt someone by touching on a sensitive subject or encroaching on his privileges
[C15: from Old French corne horn, from Latin cornū]
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corn1
(kɔrn)n.
1. Also called Indian corn ;esp. technical and Brit., maize.
a. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the kernels on large ears.
b. the kernels of this plant, used for human food or for fodder.
c. the ears of this plant.
2.
a. the edible seed of certain other cereal plants, esp. wheat in England and oats in Scotland.
b. the plants themselves.
3. sweet corn.
5. Informal. old-fashioned, trite, or mawkishly sentimental material, as a story or music.
v.t. 6. to preserve and season with brine or with salt in grains.
7. to granulate, as gunpowder.
8. to feed with corn.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse korn, Gothic kaurn; akin to Latin grānum grain, Russian zernó]
corn2
(kɔrn)n.
a horny growth of tissue with a tender core, formed over a bone, esp. on the toes, as a result of pressure or friction.
[1375–1425; late Middle English corne < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin cornū horn, hence a horny hardening of the cuticle]
-corn
a combining form meaning “having a horn,” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: longicorn.
[< Latin -cornis, adj. derivative of cornū horn]
Corn.
Cornwall.
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corn
In American English, corn is a long rounded vegetable covered in small yellow seeds. The seeds themselves are also called corn.
Serve with grilled corn or french fries.
In British English, this vegetable is usually called sweetcorn.
We had fish with peas and sweetcorn.
In British English, corn refers to any type of cereal plant growing in a particular area, for example wheat, barley, or maize.
We drove past fields of corn.
Speakers of American English use grain for this meaning.
Grain harvests were delayed.
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corn
Past participle: corned
Gerund: corning
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| corn |
| corn |
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| I corn |
| you corn |
| he/she/it corns |
| we corn |
| you corn |
| they corn |
| Preterite |
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| I corned |
| you corned |
| he/she/it corned |
| we corned |
| you corned |
| they corned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am corning |
| you are corning |
| he/she/it is corning |
| we are corning |
| you are corning |
| they are corning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have corned |
| you have corned |
| he/she/it has corned |
| we have corned |
| you have corned |
| they have corned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was corning |
| you were corning |
| he/she/it was corning |
| we were corning |
| you were corning |
| they were corning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had corned |
| you had corned |
| he/she/it had corned |
| we had corned |
| you had corned |
| they had corned |
| Future |
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| I will corn |
| you will corn |
| he/she/it will corn |
| we will corn |
| you will corn |
| they will corn |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have corned |
| you will have corned |
| he/she/it will have corned |
| we will have corned |
| you will have corned |
| they will have corned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be corning |
| you will be corning |
| he/she/it will be corning |
| we will be corning |
| you will be corning |
| they will be corning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been corning |
| you have been corning |
| he/she/it has been corning |
| we have been corning |
| you have been corning |
| they have been corning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been corning |
| you will have been corning |
| he/she/it will have been corning |
| we will have been corning |
| you will have been corning |
| they will have been corning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been corning |
| you had been corning |
| he/she/it had been corning |
| we had been corning |
| you had been corning |
| they had been corning |
| Conditional |
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| I would corn |
| you would corn |
| he/she/it would corn |
| we would corn |
| you would corn |
| they would corn |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have corned |
| you would have corned |
| he/she/it would have corned |
| we would have corned |
| you would have corned |
| they would have corned |
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Noun 1. [画像:corn - tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties]corn - 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
edible corn, corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
corn stalk, cornstalk - the stalk of a corn plant
cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
field corn - corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
green corn, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata - a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
popcorn, Zea mays everta - corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
2. corn - the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
corn oil - oil from the germs of corn grains
kernel - a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"
3. [画像:corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food]corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
green corn, sweet corn - corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft
hominy - hulled corn with the bran and germ removed
popcorn - small kernels of corn exploded by heat
corn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays - 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
green corn, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata - a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
4. corn - a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
5. corn - (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
6. corn - whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
7. corn - something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn"
sentimentality, drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness - falsely emotional in a maudlin way
Verb 1. corn - feed (cattle) with corn
2. corn - preserve with salt; "corned beef"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
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Translations
mielies
царевица
blat de morodacsamorescpanís
kukuřiceobilízrníkuří oko
majskornligtorn
maizo
mais
maissivehnäviljaliikavarvas
kukuruzžitarica
kukorica
korn; maíslíkòornmaískorn
トウモロコシ玉蜀黍穀物穀草
옥수수곡식
graudigraudskukurūzalabībavaržacs
kukurydza kukurydza zwyczajna
kurie oko
koruzakoruza na storžužito
kukuruzкукуруз
majs
muhindi
ข้าวโพด
кукурудза
bắpcây ngũ cốcngô
corn
1 [kɔːn]A. N
1. (Brit) (= wheat) → trigo m; (gen term) → cereales mpl (US) (= maize) → maíz m; (= individual grains) → granos mpl
2. (= sentimentality) → sentimentalismo m, sensiblería f
B. CPD corn bread N (US) → pan m de maíz
corn on the cob N → mazorca f de maíz, choclo m (Andes, S. Cone), elote m (Mex)
corn exchange N → bolsa f de granos
corn meal N (US) → harina f de maíz
corn oil N → aceite m de maíz
corn poppy N → amapola f
corn on the cob N → mazorca f de maíz, choclo m (Andes, S. Cone), elote m (Mex)
corn exchange N → bolsa f de granos
corn meal N (US) → harina f de maíz
corn oil N → aceite m de maíz
corn poppy N → amapola f
corn
2 [kɔːn]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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corn
:Corn Belt
n (Geog) → Getreidegürtel m
corn bread
n (US) → Maisbrot nt
corn bunting
n (Orn) → Grauammer f
corn chandler
n → Kornhändler m
corncob
n → Maiskolben m
corn-coloured
adj → strohfarben, strohgelb
corncrake
n (Orn) → Wachtelkönig m
corncrib
n (US) → Maisspeicher m
corn dodger
n (US) → Maisfladen m
corn dog
n (US Cook) mit Maismehl paniertes Bratwürstchen
corn
:corn exchange
n → Getreidebörse f
cornfield
n (Brit) → Korn- or Weizenfeld nt; (US) → Maisfeld nt
cornflakes
pl → Cornflakes pl
cornflour
n (Brit) → Stärkemehl nt
cornflower
n
→ Kornblume f
(= colour) → Kornblumenblau nt
adj (also cornflower blue) → kornblumenblau
corn
:cornmeal
n (US) → Maismehl nt
corn oil
n → (Mais)keimöl nt
corn plaster
n → Hühneraugenpflaster nt
corn pone
n (US) = corn bread
corn poppy
n → Klatschmohn m, → Mohnblume f
corn shock
n → (Getreide)garbe f
cornstarch
n (US) → Stärkemehl nt
corn syrup
n (US) → (Mais)sirup m
corn
1n
(= seed of corn) → Korn nt
corn
2n (on foot) → Hühnerauge nt; corn plaster → Hühneraugenpflaster nt; to tread on somebody’s corns (fig) → jdm auf die Hühneraugen treten
corn
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corn
1 [kɔːn] n (Brit) (wheat) → grano, frumento (Am) (maize) → granturco, mais mcorn
2 [kɔːn] n (on foot) → calloCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
corn1
(koːn) noun1. the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize. mielies حُبوب зрънце grão zrní das Korn korn; majs δημητριακά cereales viljaterad, nisu, mais دانۀ غلات maissi grain תבואה मकई का दाना pšenica, žito gabonaszem (brit: búza, amerikai: kukorica) jagung korn; maís grano 小麦, とうもろこし 곡물 grūdai, kukurūzai kukurūza bijirin koren, maïs korn; hvete; mais ziarno دانه، غله، جوار(امريكا، كانادا، استراليا)، غنم انګلستان): دپوندې يا ګوتى ميخك grão grâu; porumb зерновые pšenica; kukurica zrno kukuruz säd, spannmål, vete, majs เมล็ดข้าวหรือข้าวโพด mısır 穀物的種子(英,尤指小麥),(美)玉米 зерно; збіжжя ، مکی، مکئى، اناج کا دانہ، غلہ hạt ngũ cốc (英)谷物,(北美)玉米
2. (American grain) the plants themselves. a field of corn. graan ذُرَة صَفراء житно растение milho obilí das Getreide, der Mais korn σιτηρά cereales teravili ذرت maissi maïs תירס अनाज, अनाज की रोटी kukuruz gabona pohon jagung maískorn grano, mais 穀物 곡초 javai, kukurūzai kukurūza ladang gandum koren korn zboże میخک пшеница pšenica; kukurica koruza žitarice säd ข้าวโพด buğday 玉米株 пшениця; кукурудза مكئى كا پودا ngô 玉米植株
corn on the cob an ear of corn (maize) that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable. groenmielie عَرانيس الذُّرَة المَشوِيّه царевичен кочан espiga de milho kukuřičný klas der Maiskolben majskolbe κώνος καλαμποκιού mazorca de maíz maisitõlvik خوشۀ ذرت maissintähkä épi de maïs קֶלָח תִירָס मकई के पेड़ का ऊपरी हिस्सा klip kukuruza csöves kukorica jagung sayur pannocchia di granturco 調理した軸つきとうもろこし 옥수수 kukurūzų burbuolė vārīta kukurūzas vālīte jagung sayur suikermaïs maiskolbe gotowana kolba kukurydzy د میخک خوشه cocean (de porumb) початок кукурузы kukuričný šúlok kuhan koruzni storž klip kukuruza kokta majskolvar ซังข้าวโพดที่นํามาประกอบอาหาร mısır 玉米穗 варений качан кукурудзи مكى lõi ngô (煮食的)玉米,玉米棒子
corned beef salted beef (usually cooked and canned). soutbeesvleis لَحْـم بَقَـر مُعَلَّب осолено месо carne enlatada hovězí v konzervě das Büchsenfleisch sprængt oksekød; saltet oksekød κορνμπίφ cezina konservitud veiseliha گوشت گاو نمک زده suolaliha corned-beef בָּשַר כָּבוּש नमक लगाकर रखा हुआ गोश्त konzervirana govedina besózott marhahús(konzerv) daging kornet léttsaltað nautakjöt carne di manzo conservata コンビーフ 소고기 소금절이 sūdyta jautiena sālīta liellopu gaļa daging kornet corned beef sprengt oksekjøtt wołowina peklowana گوشت قاغ carne enlatada carne sărată de vită солонина hovädzie v konzerve konzervirana govedina usoljena govedina konserv-erat salt nötkött เนื้อหมัก konserve sığır eti 鹹牛肉(通常已煮熟並裝罐) консервована солонина گوشت كا اچار thịt bò muối 咸牛肉
ˈcornflakes noun plural crushed pieces of corn eaten with milk (and sugar), usually for breakfast. a bowl of cornflakes; a box of cornflakes. graanvlokkies رقائِق الذُّره корнфлейкс flocos de milho kukuřičné lupínky die Cornflakes cornflakes νιφάδες καλαμποκιού, κορν φλέικς copos de maíz maisihelbed کورن فلکس؛ برشتوک maissihiutaleet corn flakes קוֹרנפלֵקס कॉन फ्लेक pahuljice od kukuruza kukoricapehely roti jagung cornflakes, fiocchi di granturco コーンフレーク(主に朝食用 콘플레이크 kukurūzų dribsniai kukurūzas pārslas emping jagung cornflakes cornflakes płatki kukurydziane كورن فلكس корнфлекс, кукурузные хлопья kukuričné lupienky koruzni kosmiči kukuruzne pahuljice cornflakes อาหารเช้าที่ทําจากข้าวโพดอบแห้งมักเสิร์ฟกับนม mısır gevreği (早餐)玉米片 кукурудзяні пластівці مكى كے ٹکڑے bánh bột ngô (早餐)玉米片
ˈcornflour noun finely ground (especially maize) flour. mielieblom دَقيق الذُّرة النَّشَوي царевично брашно farinha de milho kukuřičná moučka/škrob das (Mais-)Mehl majsstivelse; maizena αλεύρι από άνθος αραβοσίτου, κορνφλάουρ harina de maíz, maicena maisijahu آرد ذرت maissitärkkelys farine de maïs קוֹרנפלוֹר मकई का आटा škrobno brašno kukoricaliszt tepung jagung maíshveiti farina di granturco とうもろこしの粉 옥수수 가루 kukurūzų miltai kukurūzas milti tepung jagung maïzena maismel mąka kukurydziana دجوارو اووړه يا جوارى farinha de milho făină de porumb кукурузная мука (kukuričná) múka koruzna moka kukuruzno brašno majsmjöl, majsena แป้งข้าวโพด mısır unu 玉米粉 кукурудзяне борошно ميده، چاول یا مکی كا آٹا bột ngô 玉米粉
ˈcornflower noun a blue-flowered plant. koringblom نَبات القَنطَريون العَنْبَري метличина centáurea chrpa die Kornblume kornblomst φυτό με μπλε άνθη aciano rukkilill گل گندم ruiskukka bleuet חֲמָנִיָה नीलकुपी različak búzavirág kembang jagung garðakornblóm fiordaliso やぐるまぎく 수레국화 rugiagėlė rudzupuķe kembang jagung korenbloem kornblomst chaber دغنمو ګل centáurea albăstrea василёк nevädza plavica različak blåklint ดอกไม้ชนิดหนึ่งมีสีฟ้า peygamber çiçeği 矢車菊 волошка نيلے پھولوں والا ایک پودا cây xạ cúc lam 矢车菊
corn2
(koːn) noun a little bump of hard skin found on the foot. I have a corn on my little toe. liddoring مِسْمار القَدَم، ثُؤْلول мазол calo kuří oko das Hühnerauge ligtorn κάλος callo konnasilm میخچه liikavarvas cor יבלת ठेक rožnata koža, kurje oko tyúkszem kapalan, ketimumul líkþorn callo うおのめ 티눈 nuospauda varžacs belulang likdoorn liktorn odcisk میخک calo bătătură мозоль kurie oko kurje oko žulj liktorn ตาปลา nasır 雞眼 мозоля گٹا، گوکھرو cục chai ở chân 鸡眼
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corn
→ ذُرَة , ذَرَّةٌ kukuřice, obilí korn, majs Getreide , Mais καλαμπόκι , σιτηρά grano , maíz maissi, vilja maïs kukuruz, žitarica mais トウモロコシ, 穀草 곡식, 옥수수 koren , maïs korn , mais kukurydza milho зерновые культуры , кукуруза majs ข้าวโพด mısır cây ngũ cốc, ngô 玉米 , 谷物Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
corn
n. callo, callosidad; [grain] maíz.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
corn
n maíz m; (foot lesion) callo (del pie)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.