corn
noun /kɔːn/
/kɔːrn/
- (British English) [uncountable] any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat; the grain of these plants
- a field of corn
- ears/sheaves of corn
- corn-fed chicken
- The corn is still green.
- a field of standing corn
Collocations FarmingFarmingGrowing food and raising animalsTopics Farmingb1- plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley
- grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit
- plough/(North American English) plow land/a field
- sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields
- spread manure/fertilizer on something
- cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land
- damage/destroy/lose your crop
- ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes
- press/dry/ferment grapes
- grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat
- raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs
- raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep
- kill/slaughter livestock
- preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat
- run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm
- engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming
- use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides
- begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops
- grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods
- fund/invest in genetic engineering/research
- improve/increase crop yields
- face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages
- label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)
- eliminate/reduce farm subsidies
- oppose/be against factory farming/GM food
- promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ripe
- green
- young
- …
- ear
- sheaf
- bag
- …
- grow
- sow
- cut
- …
- grow
- field
- harvest
- mill
- …
- (North American English)
enlarge image(British English maize)[uncountable] a tall plant grown for its large yellow grains that are used for making flour or eaten as a vegetable; the grains of this plant- The major crops are wheat, barley and corn.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- field
- Indian
- sweet
- …
- ear
- bushel
- field
- …
- plant
- grow
- produce
- …
- grow
- field
- crop
- harvest
- …
- corn on the cob
- (North American English)
enlarge image(British English sweetcorn)[uncountable] the yellow seeds of a type of corn (maize) plant, also called corn, which grow on thick stems and are cooked and eaten as a vegetable- fresh corn and arugula salad
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- field
- Indian
- sweet
- …
- ear
- bushel
- field
- …
- plant
- grow
- produce
- …
- grow
- field
- crop
- harvest
- …
- corn on the cob
- [countable] a small area of hard skin on the foot, especially the toe, that is sometimes painful
- See your doctor if you have foot pain or corns.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + corn- have
- suffer from
- treat
- …
Word Originsenses 1 to 3 Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koren and German Korn.sense 4 late Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Latin cornu ‘horn’.