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cornstalk
  1. (botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
  2. (botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
  3. (Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
  4. (pejorative) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.
  5. Examples:
    1. “Jophiel cocked his head, his cornstalk hair dipping in front of his sightless eyes.”
      “But cornstalk and Logan would not lead a big force into any of the valleys.”
      “The shredder and husker turns the hitherto useless cornstalk into food, and at the same time husks, or shucks, the corn.”
corn
  1. (Britain, uncountable) 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. (US, Canada, Australia, uncountable) Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays.
  3. A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.
  4. A small, hard particle.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “There are approximately 1.36 million hectares of dry land suitable for growing corn, with a potential output of 7.7 million metric tons.”
      “The mitati, an Indian grindstone from Mexico, is still used for grinding corn.”
      “There were lots of jokes on the show and they were pure corn, but the audience didn't mind.”
cornstarch
  1. A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and cornstarch, baking powder, cinnamon, and milk.”
      “In a medium bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar, apple juice concentrate, and vanilla extract and whisk together.”
      “Restaurants often coat meat in cornstarch, which tenderizes it, before cooking.”
cornsheller
  1. A machine that separates the kernels of corn from the cob.
corn
  1. (US, Canada) Something (e.g. acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There are approximately 1.36 million hectares of dry land suitable for growing corn, with a potential output of 7.7 million metric tons.”
      “The mitati, an Indian grindstone from Mexico, is still used for grinding corn.”
      “There were lots of jokes on the show and they were pure corn, but the audience didn't mind.”
corn
  1. (uncountable) A type of granular snow formed by repeated melting and re-freezing, often in mountain spring conditions.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There are approximately 1.36 million hectares of dry land suitable for growing corn, with a potential output of 7.7 million metric tons.”
      “The mitati, an Indian grindstone from Mexico, is still used for grinding corn.”
      “There were lots of jokes on the show and they were pure corn, but the audience didn't mind.”
cornland
  1. land used for or suitable for the growing of corn
  2. Examples:
    1. “On the right the meadows rolled away eastward towards Enfield and Cheshunt and Broxbourne, meadow and copse and cornland.”
cornloft
  1. A loft for corn; a granary.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The Cornloft, Masters Yard, Birdingbury, two dormer windows.”
corn
  1. A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There are approximately 1.36 million hectares of dry land suitable for growing corn, with a potential output of 7.7 million metric tons.”
      “The mitati, an Indian grindstone from Mexico, is still used for grinding corn.”
      “There were lots of jokes on the show and they were pure corn, but the audience didn't mind.”
cornshucking
  1. The work of shucking corn.
cornsack
  1. A sack for carrying corn.
cornshuckings
  1. plural of cornshucking
cornshellers
  1. plural of cornsheller
cornstarches
  1. plural of cornstarch
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Because of their straight arrangement of glucose sugar units, amylose cornstarches create a smoother texture for sauces and puddings.”
      “His company now sells Dull-Waxy cornstarch and eventually plans to introduce other specialty cornstarches, he adds.”
cornstalks
  1. plural of cornstalk
  2. Examples:
    1. “The custom of decorating with apples, pumpkins, cornstalks, and autumn leaves has its origin in an ancient Druid autumn festival called Samhain.”
      “Subsequent experiments with straw, cornstalks, bamboo, and cane demonstrated that wood was still the best basic ingredient for papermaking.”
      “The Federation Flag was flown as commonly, particularly in NSW, in part because cornstalks thought the Blue Ensign as so close to the Victorian flag it made no difference.”
cornlands
  1. plural of cornland
cornlofts
  1. plural of cornloft
cornsacks
  1. plural of cornsack
corns
  1. plural of corn
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In addition, soaking your feet in warm water or with Epsom salts can alleviate painful corns and calluses.”
      “She wore cheap tennis shoes with holes cut out for corns or bunions, something painful.”
      “Most boot related injuries are the same injuries that wearing any tight, stiff shoe can cause, meaning corns, calluses, blisters, and bone spurs.”
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