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{
"term": "corn",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"image": "data/images/ce/cereals.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat; the grain of these plants",
"labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
"cefr": "b1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a field of corn"
},
{
"text": "**ears/sheaves of corn**"
},
{
"text": "The corn is still green."
},
{
"text": "a field of standing corn"
}
],
"topics": ["Farming"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["ripe", "green", "young"],
"… of corn": ["ear", "sheaf", "bag"],
"verb + corn": ["grow", "sow", "cut"],
"corn + verb": ["grow"],
"corn + noun": ["field", "harvest", "mill"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "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",
"labels": "(North American English)British English",
"cefr": "b1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The major crops are wheat, barley and corn."
}
],
"topics": ["Farming", "Food"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["field", "Indian", "sweet"],
"… of corn": ["ear", "bushel", "field"],
"verb + corn": ["plant", "grow", "produce"],
"corn + verb": ["grow"],
"corn + noun": ["field", "crop", "harvest"],
"phrases": ["corn on the cob"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "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",
"labels": "(North American English)British English",
"cefr": "b1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "fresh corn and arugula salad"
}
],
"topics": ["Food"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["field", "Indian", "sweet"],
"… of corn": ["ear", "bushel", "field"],
"verb + corn": ["plant", "grow", "produce"],
"corn + verb": ["grow"],
"corn + noun": ["field", "crop", "harvest"],
"phrases": ["corn on the cob"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a small area of hard skin on the foot, especially the toe, that is sometimes painful",
"examples": [
{
"text": "See your doctor if you have foot pain or corns."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verb + corn": ["have", "suffer from", "treat"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kɔːn/",
"audio": "co/corn/corn__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kɔːrn/",
"audio": "co/corn/corn__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "senses 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’."
}