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Corn

A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.

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Broader term 14

Callosity 76% connected

A hard or thickened spot or protuberance; a hardening and thickening of the skin or bark of a part, eps. as a result of continued pressure or frictio…

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Callus 76% connected

Same as Callosity

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Cereal 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.

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Feed 76% connected

of Fee

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Give 76% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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Grain 76% connected

See Groan.

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Keep 76% connected

To care; to desire.

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Kernel 76% connected

The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a…

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Mawkishness 76% connected

The quality or state of being mawkish.

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Preserve 76% connected

To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.

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Sentimentality 76% connected

The quality or state of being sentimental.

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Sloppiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sloppy; muddiness.

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Whiskey 76% connected

Same as Whisky, a liquor.

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Whisky 76% connected

A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also tim-whiskey.

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Narrower term 3

Hominy 76% connected

Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being boiled in water.

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Moonshine 76% connected

The light of the moon.

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popcorn 76% connected

A snack made from heated corn kernels that expand and pop

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Derivationally related 2

Corny 74% connected

Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.

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Corny 74% connected

Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.

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Component part 5

Capitulum 70% connected

A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may be either globular or flat.

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Corncob 70% connected

The cob or axis on which the kernels of Indian corn grow.

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Cornstalk 70% connected

A stalk of Indian corn.

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Ear 70% connected

The organ of hearing; the external ear.

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Spike 70% connected

A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

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Containing whole 1

Maize 70% connected

A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on c…

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Synonym 2

Clavus 92% connected

A callous growth, esp. one the foot; a corn.

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Maize 92% connected

A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on c…

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