corn Synonyms
Another word for corn
• noun (Context 1)
The sweet, starchy, yellow or white edible kernels or ears of the maize plant (Zea mays), eaten fresh off the cob or cooked as a staple culinary vegetable.
"We grilled fresh ears of sweet maize to serve alongside the summer salad."
• noun (Context 2)
A tall, stout annual cereal grass (Zea mays) of the family Poaceae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated in rows for its large, husked ears of grain.
"By late August, the stalks of maize in the valley stood over seven feet tall."
• noun (Context 3)
The dried seeds or grains of any chief cereal crop cultivated as a staple food in a given region, especially wheat in England or oats in Scotland and Ireland.
"The stone mill ground the harvested grain into fine flour for the village bakery."
• noun (Context 4)
A small, localized, often painful area of thickened, hardened skin on the foot or toes, caused by repeated friction or pressure from footwear.
"Walking several miles in tight leather boots left a painful clavus on his little toe."
• verb (Context 5)
To preserve and season meat, especially beef brisket, with coarse grains of rock salt or a seasoned brine.
"The butcher corned the beef brisket in a spiced brine for ten days before cooking it."
• noun (Context 6)
Something considered banal, overly sentimental, trite, or mawkishly old-fashioned in style or humor.
"Critics dismissed the holiday comedy as pure schmaltz, though audiences enjoyed its lighthearted charm."
• verb (Context 7)
To form a substance such as gunpowder or salt into small, uniform grains or granules.
"Early artillery manufacturers learned to granulate gunpowder to make its combustion more reliable."
Opposites of corn
Looking for antonyms? The opposite of corn varies depending on the context. Here are a few common opposites: