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1cork noun 1 : the tough elastic bark of a European oak (cork oak) used esp. for stoppers and insulation; also : a stopper of this

2 : a tissue of a woody plant making up most of the bark

— corky adjective

2cork verb : to furnish with or stop up with cork or a cork

cork·screw noun : a device for drawing corks from bottles

corm noun : a solid bulblike underground part of a stem (as of the crocus or gladiolus)

cor·mo·rant noun [ORIGIN: ME cormeraunt, fr. MF cormorant, fr. OF cormareng, fr. corp raven + marenc of the sea, fr. L marinus]

: any of a family of dark-colored water birds with a long neck, hooked bill, and distensible throat pouch

1corn noun 1 : the seeds of a cereal grass and esp. of the chief cereal crop of a region (as wheat in Britain and Indian corn in the U.S.); also : a cereal grass

2 : sweet corn served as a vegetable

2corn verb : to salt (as beef) in brine and preservatives

3corn noun : a local hardening and thickening of skin (as on a toe)

1cornball noun : an unsophisticated person; also : something corny

2cornball adjective : CORNY

corn bread noun : bread made with cornmeal

corn·cob noun : the woody core on which the kernels of Indian corn are arranged

corn·crib noun : a crib for storing ears of Indian corn

cor·nea noun : the transparent part of the coat of the eyeball covering the iris and the pupil

— cor·ne·al adjective

corn ear·worm noun : a moth whose larva is destructive esp. to Indian corn

1corner noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OF cornere, fr. corne horn, corner, fr. L cornu horn, point]

1 : the point or angle formed by the meeting of lines, edges, or sides

2 : the place where two streets come together

3 : a quiet secluded place

4 : a position from which retreat or escape is impossible

5 : control of enough of the available supply (as of a commodity) to permit manipulation of the price

— cor·nered adjective

— around the corner

: ready to take place : about to happen

Synonyms

[2] crossing, crossroad, intersection—more at CROSSROAD

[4] fix, hole, jam, pickle, predicament, spot—more at PREDICAMENT

2corner verb 1 : to drive into a corner

2 : to get a corner on <~ the wheat market>

3 : to turn a corner

cor·ner·stone noun 1 : a stone forming part of a corner in a wall; especially : such a stone laid at a formal ceremony

2 : something of basic importance

Synonyms

bedrock, foundation, keystone; also base, center, core, eye, focus, heart, hub, nucleus, seat; kernel, nut, pith; essence, quintessence, soul

cor·net noun : a brass band instrument resembling the trumpet

corn flour noun, British

: CORNSTARCH

corn·flow·er noun : BACHELOR'S BUTTON

cor·nice noun : the horizontal projecting part crowning the wall of a building

corn·meal noun : meal ground from corn

corn·row noun : a section of hair braided flat to the scalp in rows

— cornrow verb

corn·stalk noun : a stalk of Indian corn

corn·starch noun : a starch made from corn and used in cookery as a thickening agent

corn syrup noun : a sweet syrup obtained from cornstarch

cor·nu·co·pia noun [ORIGIN: LL, fr. L cornu copiae horn of plenty]

: a horn-shaped container filled with fruits and grain emblematic of abundance

corny adjective corn·i·er; -est : tiresomely simple or sentimental

Synonyms

maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary; also dreamy, moonstruck, nostalgic; flat, insipid, tasteless, vapid, watery

Antonyms

unsentimental

co·rol·la noun : the petals of a flower

cor·ol·lary noun, plural -lar·ies 1 : a deduction from a proposition already proved true

2 : something that naturally follows : CONSEQUENCE, RESULT

Synonyms

aftermath, conclusion, consequence, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, resultant, sequence, upshot—more at EFFECT

co·ro·na noun 1 : a colored circle often seen around and close to a luminous body (as the sun or moon)

2 : the outermost