corn dance | a rain dance of Amerindians |
last straw | the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit |
corn snake red rat snake Elaphe guttata | large harmless snake of southeastern United States, often on farms |
corn borer European corn borer moth corn borer moth Pyrausta nubilalis | native to Europe, in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants |
corn borer Pyrausta nubilalis | larva of the European corn borer moth, a serious pest of maize |
corn earworm cotton bollworm tomato fruitworm tobacco budworm vetchworm Heliothis zia | larva of a noctuid moth, highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops |
boater leghorn Panama Panama hat sailor skimmer straw hat | a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown |
corn exchange | an exchange where grains are bought and sold |
doll dolly | a small replica of a person, used as a toy |
dollhouse doll's house | a small model of a house used as a toy by children |
dollhouse doll's house | a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything |
hand puppet glove puppet glove doll | a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head, fits over the hand |
paper doll | a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being |
rag doll | a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted |
sawdust doll | a doll that is stuffed with sawdust |
scarecrow straw man strawman bird-scarer scarer | an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds |
straw drinking straw | a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth |
corn | something sentimental or trite, that movie was pure corn |
pale yellow straw wheat | a variable yellow tint, dull yellow, often diluted with white |
straw vote straw poll | an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue |
straw man strawman | a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted |
corn gluten | gluten prepared from corn |
corn gluten feed | a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten |
corn chowder | chowder containing corn |
corn sugar | dextrose used as sweetening agent |
candy corn | a small yellow and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel of corn |
corn pudding | pudding made of corn and cream and egg |
corn fritter | fritter containing corn or corn kernels |
bully beef corned beef corn beef | beef cured or pickled in brine |
corn oil | oil from the germs of corn grains |
corn cake | baked in a pan or on a griddle (southern and midland) |
skillet corn bread | cornbread usually containing ham or bacon bits and cooked in a skillet |
ashcake ash cake corn tash | corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern) |
corn dab corn dodger dodger | small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern) |
corn muffin | cornbread muffin |
corn flake | crisp flake made from corn |
corn chip | thin piece of cornmeal dough fried |
corn edible corn | ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food |
sweet corn green corn | corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft |
corn syrup | syrup prepared from corn |
straw wine | sweet wine from grapes partially sun-dried on the vine or on straw mats |
moonshine bootleg corn liquor | whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash |
corn whiskey corn whisky corn | whiskey distilled from a mash of not less thanpercent corn |
Corn Belt | the midwestern states where corn is grown, Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock |
corncob corn cob | the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn |
cornfield corn field | a field planted with corn |
dame doll wench skirt chick bird | informal terms for a (young) woman |
front man front figurehead nominal head straw man strawman | a person used as a cover for some questionable activity |
straw boss assistant foreman | a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers |
cornstalk corn stalk | the stalk of a corn plant |