corn vs grain

corn and grain both are nouns.

corn and grain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
corn	Yes	No	Yes	No
grain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, grain is a hypernym of corn; that is, grain is a word with a broader meaning than corn:

corn: ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
grain: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

Other hypernyms of corn include cereal, food grain.

corn (noun)	grain (noun)
something sentimental or trite	the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food	the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn	the smallest possible unit of anything
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	foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)	a relatively small granular particle of a substance
the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal	dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes	a cereal grass
	1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
	1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
	a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
	the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

corn (verb)	grain (verb)
preserve with large-grained rock salt	form into grains
feed (cattle) with corn	become granular
	thoroughly work in
	paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

Difference between corn and grain

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