1. silk
noun. ['ˈsɪlk'] a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae.
Synonyms
- textile
- sarcenet
- cloth
- fabric
- material
Antonyms
- insulator
- conductor
- incorporeal
- unbodied
Etymology
- sioloc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Corn Silk
- wilke
- wilk
- schilke
- milke
- milk
- bilk
Example sentences of the word corn-silk
1. Noun Phrase
Consult your vet before giving corn silk to your dog, and to determine proper dosage.
2. Noun Phrase
Prepare the corn by husking and removing all portions of corn silk from the end of the cob.
2. corn
noun. ['ˈkɔrn'] tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times.
Synonyms
- Zea
- maize
- corn cob
- Zea saccharata
- sugar corn
- corncob
- sweet corn
- popcorn
- sweet corn plant
- green corn
- field corn
- capitulum
- cereal grass
- spike
- cornstalk
- cereal
- corn stalk
- Zea mays
- Zea mays everta
- ear
- Zea mays rugosa
- genus Zea
- Indian corn
Antonyms
- dryness
- hardness
- sensitivity
- sensitiveness
Etymology
- corn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- corn (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. corn
noun. ['ˈkɔrn'] the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal.
Synonyms
- corn oil
Antonyms
- refrain
- attack
Etymology
- corn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- corn (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. corn
noun. ['ˈkɔrn'] ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food.
Synonyms
- grain
- edible corn
- Zea mays rugosa
- cereal
- sweet corn
- popcorn
- maize
- sweet corn plant
- sugar corn
- Zea mays
- Zea saccharata
- hominy
- green corn
- Indian corn
Antonyms
- bigness
- legal
- buy
- unemotionality
Etymology
- corn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- corn (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. silk
noun. ['ˈsɪlk'] animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders.
Synonyms
- animal fibre
Antonyms
- incorporeality
- insubstantial
Etymology
- sioloc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. corn
verb. ['ˈkɔrn'] preserve with salt.
Synonyms
- preserve
Antonyms
- waste
- deny
Etymology
- corn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- corn (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. corn
verb. ['ˈkɔrn'] feed (cattle) with corn.
Synonyms
- feed
Antonyms
- withdraw
- take
Etymology
- corn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- corn (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. corn
noun. ['ˈkɔrn'] whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn.
Synonyms
- corn liquor
- whisky
- whiskey
- bootleg
- corn whisky
- moonshine
Antonyms
- conscientiousness
- attentiveness
- carefulness
- caution
Etymology
- corn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- corn (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. corn
noun. ['ˈkɔrn'] something sentimental or trite.
Synonyms
- soupiness
- drippiness
- sloppiness
- mushiness
- sentimentality
Antonyms
- fall
- decrease
- effector
- inattention
Etymology
- corn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- corn (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. corn
noun. ['ˈkɔrn'] (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland).
Synonyms
- cereal
Antonyms
- lose
- allow
Etymology
- corn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- corn (Old French (842-ca. 1400))