Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 29 compound words that contain corns. The most common are listed below. Open corns in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- baby cornsplural of baby corn: Young ears of maize/corn, especially those immature enough to be eaten whole as a vegetable.
- broom cornsplural of broom corn: a variety of grass of the species Sorghum vulgare.
- candy cornsplural of candy corn: A confection of sugar and corn syrup or honey, supposed to resemble a kernel of maize; typically colored in yellow, orange, and white stripes to represent the colors of the fall harvest; a staple candy of the fall …
- field cornsplural of field corn: Any variety of corn (maize) grown primarily for fodder or use as grain; usually, one with lower sugar content than sweet corn and harvested either to be stored dry (on the cob or off, divorced of the stover) or …
- green cornsplural of green corn: The young ears of corn (maize) harvested while still in the milky stage, before the kernels fully mature.
- pib-cornsplural of pib-corn: A Welsh single-reed wind instrument or pipe with a horn at each end.
- pole cornsplural of pole corn: Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn.
- sugar cornsplural of sugar corn: Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn.
- sweet cornsplural of sweet corn: Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn.
- waxy cornsplural of waxy corn: Field corn having a sticky texture when cooked, due to high amylopectin content.
- white cornsplural of white corn: Any of several varieties of sweet corn maize, typically sweeter and more suitable for bread-making than yellow corn.
- corns on the cobplural of corn on the cob: Cooked ears of corn (maize, specifically sweet corn).
- tread on someone's cornsTo hurt someone's feelings.
- treaded on someone's cornssimple past and past participle of tread on someone's corns
- treading on someone's cornspresent participle and gerund of tread on someone's corns
- treads on someone's cornsthird-person singular simple present indicative of tread on someone's corns: To hurt someone's feelings.
- trod on someone's cornssimple past and past participle of tread on someone's corns
- trodden on someone's cornspast participle of tread on someone's corns: To hurt someone's feelings.
Compound words 29
- unicornsplural of unicorn: A mythical horse-like creature with a horn on its forehead.
- peppercornsplural of peppercorn: The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.
- Capricornsplural of Capricorn: Synonym of Capricornus (constellation).
- popcornsplural of popcorn: A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
- multicornsplural of multicorn: A type of protease.
- alicornsplural of alicorn: A unicorn.
- Allcornsplural of Allcorn: A surname.
- barleycornsplural of barleycorn: A grain of barley.
- broomcornsplural of broomcorn: a variety of grass of the species Sorghum vulgare.
- bunnycornsplural of bunnycorn: A fictional creature resembling a rabbit and a unicorn.