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corn

/kɔɹn/

In North American English, the word is synonymous with maize. It carries a strong connotation of agriculture, heartland identity, and versatility, serving as both a staple food and a primary industrial raw material. In British English, the term has a broader historical application referring to any cereal crop (like wheat), though this usage is increasingly specialized or archaic in common speech compared to the specific reference to maize. The medical sense refers to a localized skin pathology. Unlike a callus, which is broad, a corn is perceived as a concentrated, painful point of pressure, shifting the word's connotation from nourishment to physical irritation.

💬Trò chuyện

🎬A dusty Martian outpost during a scheduled supply drop.

Commander Tom

I'd kill for some real corn. This synthetic stuff is just depressing.

Xylar

Request denied. Importing organic maize violates sector 7 zoning laws.

💡

Commander Tom uses the idiom 'I'd kill for' to express an intense longing for Earth food, while Xylar responds with cold, bureaucratic formality regarding interplanetary regulations.

Ý nghĩa

noun

A North American cereal plant (Zea mays) that yields large ears of kernels, used as food for humans and livestock.

"The farmer harvested the corn in late September."

noun

Any grain used for food, especially in British English (e.g., wheat or barley).

"Corn flour is often used as a thickening agent in sauces."

noun

A small, thickened area of skin on the foot, typically caused by friction.

"He used a medicated plaster to treat the corn on his toe."

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grain

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