noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a corn/wheat/rice etc field
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In summer the rice fields were lush and green.
a field of corn/wheat/rice etc
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The road was surrounded by fields of corn.
apple/corn/banana etc fritter
corn bread
corn chip
corn dolly
corn exchange
corn liquor
corn on the cob
corn pone
corn syrup
corn whiskey
field corn
seed corn
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Young people are the seed corn management of the future.
the corn/cotton/wheat belt (= where corn/cotton etc is grown )
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Western Australia's wheat belt
the grain/potato/corn etc harvest
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This year's grain harvest is expected to be well over 85 million tons.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fresh
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Some people think fresh corn on the cob needs no embellishment.
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Pick the freshest corn you can; it should look moist with bright green husks.
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That called for a beer or two, and a supper of fresh corn , while sitting around the fire outside.
green
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The ploughman lost his sweat, and the green corn Hath rotted ere his youth attain'd a beard.
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These are the sure signs that green corn tamale season is in full swing.
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It was very simple, the unexpected swallows and the sun and the green corn .
grinding
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Today, Oil Mill is still at work grinding corn , much of the original structure still surviving.
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On the far side of the village was a small water mill, probably used for grinding corn .
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The Apache women rubbing skins and grinding corn , their hair greasy and full of vermin.
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Much of the original wooden machinery is intact - it was used to drive two pairs of millstones for grinding corn .
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Damsell's was one of the latter for, by the mid-1840s the firm of Lord and Archer were grinding corn there.
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The mill was used for grinding corn until the seventeenth century.
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Although no longer used commercially, it was apparently put to occasional use grinding corn up to the start of the First World War.
sweet
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There was a choice of vegetarian lasagne or lamb stew with baked potatoes, sweet corn and garlic bread.
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I have solved the corn crisis by dedicating a single bed to growing sweet corn.
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If the climate changes a bit more, he could grow sweet corn in the south and wheat in the north.
■ NOUN
beef
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We're getting food like corn beef milk and flour and dividing into packages and taking into inaccessible places.
bread
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Bake for 20 minutes or until corn bread tests done.
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We just got beans and corn bread .
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Unsweetened iced tea, fried catfish, hold the french fries and corn bread .
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With such passions flaring inside, I approached the development of corn bread with all due sobriety.
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Bake in 400-degree oven 25 to 30 minutes or until corn bread is golden brown.
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We had discovered the missing link in the corn bread saga.
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Spread the corn bread batter on top of beef mixture and arrange so that the batter is in strips across the casserole.
cob
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Add the shallot, beans and oriental corn cobs and cook, stirring for about 3 minutes.
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Add stock and reserved corn cobs and bring to a boil.
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One fellow is roasting corn cobs over a charcoal stove.
exchange
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Numerous former corn exchanges have been converted into shopping arcades accordingly.
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It's a long time since you could go to your local corn exchange and see international artists for ten bob.
field
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This is the crowning glory of Van Gogh's maize and corn fields .
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Rice paddies and corn fields stretched away from the road.
flake
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His corn flakes had probably gone soggy at breakfast too.
kernel
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Add corn kernels and simmer for 3 minutes.
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Chop the dates into pieces about the size of corn kernels and set them aside as well.
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Cut corn kernels from cobs and place in saucepan with carrot, bell pepper, garlic, onion, and stock.
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Roughchop corn kernels to extract the natural sugar and corn milk.
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Gently press corn kernel mixture into the flour-egg-cornmeal mixture.
mill
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Further upstream towards Brockworth, the brook also powered a corn mill , but of Brockworth Mill there is now little trace.
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This was one of the largest silk mills in the vicinity, although it started life as a corn mill.
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This was purpose-built as a corn mill , although Constance used part of the building to house his wood-turning business.
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It has remained a corn mill throughout its working life, having had no known connection with the wool trade.
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The name actually derives from a corn mill , recorded on the site in 1620, belonging to William Gunne.
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Mill blaze: A welding torch yesterday started a fire at a North Yorkshire corn mill.
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Baked in a kiln at the old corn mill , the filling was made from mutton and fowl.
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Around 1560 Millbottom consisted of a corn mill under the control of a Stroud clothier, William Webb.
oil
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Maize comes in many guises, including cornflour, cornflakes, corn oil , corn syrup, sweetcorn, corn-on-the-cob and popcorn.
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One such is made with corn oil and skim milk; another, soybean oil and sodium caseinate.
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Using a pastry brush, coat lightly with corn oil .
price
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Farmers might withhold some of their current corn harvest from the market, anticipating a higher corn price in the future.
seed
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He says financial institutions have recognised that little companies provide a base for industry and the seed corn for new ideas.
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They carried on an extensive trade in a variety of products such as cattle cake, seed corn , manure and farm fertilisers.
syrup
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Maize comes in many guises, including cornflour, cornflakes, corn oil, corn syrup , sweetcorn, corn-on-the-cob and popcorn.
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Blend sugar, corn syrup , water and butter.
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Chances are you will find corn syrup listed as a sweetener.
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He also knew about Ruby, codename for a project to develop a fat substitute based on corn syrup .
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Stir in corn syrup and cream and heat, stirring constantly just to boiling.
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Add food coloring to the corn syrup and pour it in the container.
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Then add the water to the corn syrup , pouring it gently down the side of the container.
tortilla
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Noticeably fresh, too -- El Indio makes its own corn tortillas .
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Tear two corn tortillas into small pieces and add to the soup pot.
■ VERB
cut
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When he gave the order, they began to cut the corn in the field where I was hiding.
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With a serrated knife, cut corn kernels off cob; set aside.
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When he had them so placed, he spurred ahead and drew dear, and the archers cut them down like corn .
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The little finger of his right hand was cut off in a corn picker, 1931.
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Instead of driving a modern combine harvester, he's using a binder to cut the corn into sheaves.
eat
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It was a huge red machine which ate all the corn the farm-workers could feed it.
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Then he hopped down at my feet and ate all the corn he wanted.
freeze
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Eventually we used up our supply and, with caution, ordered some frozen corn nuggets from our distributor.
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Though not as sweet as the homegrown, frozen corn worked quite well.
grind
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Built in 1820 it ground corn for a hundred years.
grow
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If the climate changes a bit more, he could grow sweet corn in the south and wheat in the north.
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I have solved the corn crisis by dedicating a single bed to growing sweet corn.
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Once on the land at Santa Rosa, the squatters grew corn and beans to feed themselves.
plant
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He will plant and harvest corn .
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Entire families are busy planting corn and beans just as their ancestors did.
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They planted corn and hacked it down with machetes for silage.
sow
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Farmers are standing by, keys in their tractors, ready to sow more corn for the April-May planting season.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
corn/wool/cotton etc exchange
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It's a long time since you could go to your local corn exchange and see international artists for ten bob.
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March cotton rose 2. 04 cents to 84. 50 cents a pound on the New York Cotton Exchange .
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Numerous former corn exchanges have been converted into shopping arcades accordingly.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The chickens are raised on a diet of corn and other grains.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Forty acres of corn burns up in July or is flooded out or beaten to a pulp by hail.
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However, a surplus or excess supply still exists and competition among sellers will once again bid down the price of corn .
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Quite possibly it was a corn mill partially converted for fulling.
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Saute, stirring often, until corn is lightly browned.
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Some people think fresh corn on the cob needs no embellishment.
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The former corn mill is owned by Bristol City Museum and is open to the public.
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They wore large cotton hats to keep off the sun, and gloves to protect their hands from the corn .
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This was one of the largest silk mills in the vicinity, although it started life as a corn mill.