| 单词 | cornmills |
| 释义 | corn1 /körn/noun
To form seed ORIGIN: OE corn; Gothic kaurn; related to L grānum corned adjective Salted cornˈily adverb cornˈiness noun cornˈy adjective (informal)
cornacre see conacre cornˈ-baby see under kirn1 cornˈball noun (US)
cornˈ-beef or corned beef noun Preserved salted beef corn bin noun A bin for storing corn cornˈborer noun A European moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) whose larvae have become a pest of maize in America cornˈbrake noun A maize plantation cornbranˈdy noun
cornˈbrash noun (geology) A clayey limestone whose presence in soil affords good growth for cereal crops cornˈbread (or cornˈ-cake) noun (US and W Indies) Bread (or cake) made of maize meal corn bunting noun A common brown bunting (Miliaria calandra) of Europe and Asia cornˈ-chandler noun A retailer of grain cornˈ-chandlery noun corn circle see crop circle under crop cornˈcob noun The woody core of a maize ear corncob pipe noun A tobacco pipe with the bowl made of a maize cob cornˈcockle noun A tall-growing cornfield weed (Agrostemma githago) with reddish-purple flowers, similar to the campion cornˈ-cracker noun (US)
cornˈcrake noun A type of rail (Crex crex), of elusive habit and with a characteristic rasping cry, commonly nesting in hayfields cornˈcrib noun (chiefly N American) A ventilated building for storing maize cornˈ-dealer, cornˈ-factor or cornˈ-merchant noun A merchant who buys and sells corn corn dodger noun (US) A cake, small loaf or dumpling made of maize corn dog noun (US) A sausage covered in batter, served on a stick corn-dollie see under kirn1 corn earworm noun The larva of a noctuid moth (Heliothis zea) that feeds on corn ears and other crops corn exchange noun A building where trade in corn is (or was) carried on cornˈ-fed adjective
cornˈfield noun A field in which corn is growing cornˈflag noun Another name for a gladiolus cornˈflake noun
cornˈflour noun Finely ground maize, rice, or other grain, used esp for thickening sauces cornˈflower noun A beautiful blue-flowered cornfield weed of the Compositae (Centaurea cyanus) cornˈfly noun The gout-fly cornˈhusk noun (N American) The outer covering of an ear of maize cornˈhusker noun A person or machine that removes cornhusks cornˈhusking noun corning house noun Formerly, a place where gunpowder was granulated cornˈ-kist noun (Scot) A grain chest cornˈ-kister noun A farm worker's song of his or her life and work cornˈland noun Ground suitable for growing grain corn law noun A law regulating trade in grain, esp (in pl; with caps) laws that restricted importation to Britain by a duty, repealed in 1846 cornˈloft noun A granary cornˈ-maiden see under kirn1 corn marigold noun A yellow cornfield chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum segetum) cornˈmeal noun Meal made from corn or maize flour cornˈmill noun A flour mill cornˈ-miller noun cornˈmoth noun A moth (Tinea granella) of the clothes moth genus, whose larvae feed on grain corn oil noun Oil extracted from maize, used in cooking, etc cornˈpipe noun A musical instrument made of a stalk of an oat or other cereal corn pit noun (US) Part of an exchange where business is done in maize corn pone noun (US)
cornˈ-pone adjective Unsophisticated corn popper noun A pan or grating for popping corn corn poppy noun The field poppy corn rent noun Rent paid in corn, not money corn rig noun (Scot) A ridge or strip on which oats are grown cornˈrow noun A hairstyle, esp Afro-Caribbean, in which the hair is arranged in tightly braided flat rows cornˈ-salad noun A plant of the genus Valerianella, esp V. locusta the common corn-salad, sometimes used as salads and formerly called lamb's lettuce corn shuck noun (N American) The husk enclosing a maize ear corn shucker noun (N American) A person or machine that removes corn shucks cornˈ-shucking noun (N American) The removal of corn shucks corn silk noun (N American) The silky tuft at the tip of an ear of maize, formerly used as a diuretic corn snake noun A harmless snake (Coluber guttatus) of the southern USA corn snow noun (N American) Granular snow corn spirit noun (folklore) A god or spirit concerned in the growth of corn corn spurrey noun A common weed of cornfields (Spergula arvensis), with small white five-petalled flowers cornˈstalk noun
cornˈstarch noun (N American) Cornflour cornˈstone noun A silicious limestone, favourable for cereal growing corn thrips noun A minute flying insect of the order Thysanoptera, that sucks the sap of grain corn van noun An instrument for winnowing corn corn weevil noun A small weevil (Calandra granaria), destructive in granaries corn whisky noun An American whisky made from maize cornˈworm noun
corn in Egypt Abundance (Bible, Genesis 42.2) corn on the cob A cob of maize with grains still attached, cooked whole and eaten as a vegetable |
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