| corn | |
| 1. n. (British) The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales. | |
| 2. n. (US, Canada Australia) Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays. | |
| 3. n. A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop. | |
| He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley. | |
| 4. n. A small, hard particle. | |
| 5. v. (US, Canada) to granulate; to form a substance into grains | |
| to corn gunpowder | |
| 6. v. (US, Canada) to preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef | |
| 7. v. (US, Canada) to provide with corn (typically maize; or, in Scotland, oats) for feed | |
| Corn the horses. | |
| 8. v. to render intoxicated | |
| ale strong enough to corn one | |
| 9. n. A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands. | |
| 10. n. (US, Canada) Something (e.g. acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion. | |
| 11. n. A type of granular snow formed by repeated melting and re-freezing, often in mountain spring conditions. | |
