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corn

1. Noun.  (US, uncountable) A type of grain of the species ''Zea mays'', maize.
2. Noun.  (British, uncountable) A grain or seed, especially of cereal crops.
3. Noun.  (British, uncountable) Any cereal plant grown for its grain. This usually refers to the main such plant grown in the region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, wheat or barley in England and Wales, and maize or sweetcorn in the Americas.
4. Verb.  (US, Canada) To granulate; to form a substance into grains.
5. Verb.  (US, Canada) To preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef.
6. Verb.  (US, Canada) To provide with corn (typically maize) for feed.
7. Noun.  A callus on the foot.
8. Noun.  (US, Canada) Something (e.g. acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion.(cite web , title = Corn (emotion) | publisher = Cambridge University Press | work = Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary | url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=17186&dict CALD) .