corns

n 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 n the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal n ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food n a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes n (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) n whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn n something sentimental or trite v feed (cattle) with corn v preserve with salt