cornfield

[ kawrn-feeld ]

/ ˈkɔrnˌfild /

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noun

a field in which corn is grown.

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Origin of cornfield

First recorded in 1275–1325, cornfield is from the Middle English word cornfield.See corn¹, field

Words nearby cornfield

cornetist, cornett, corn exchange, corn factor, cornfed, cornfield, cornfield ant, cornflag, cornflakes, corn flour, cornflower

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How to use cornfield in a sentence

Although it’s debatable if Bonds would get invited to the cornfield from a personality standpoint — remember, Ty Cobb was denied because the other players couldn’t stand him — his talent would be a natural fit.
What If ‘Field Of Dreams’ Got A Do-Over? Our Picks For An Updated Lineup.|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 11, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
They run through cornfields to tell their mom about the bet.
The ballad of the Chowchilla bus kidnapping|Kaleb Horton|July 23, 2021|Vox
In the forest with Molly, it was just like my childhood days spent riding my neighbor’s horse along pine tree trails that emptied into a cornfield.
Navigating the World with a Terrible Sense of Direction|awise|July 12, 2021|Outside Online
About a month later, Tibbetts’ body was found when Bahena Rivera directed authorities to the cornfield where he hid her.
Iowa Farmworker Found Guilty of Murdering Mollie Tibbetts|Pilar Melendez|May 28, 2021|The Daily Beast

A cornfield, it turns out, can hold a surprising amount of intellectual property and espionage appeal.
Spies and the Podcasters Who Love Them|Tracy Moran|April 30, 2021|Ozy
The cornfield districts downstate will go strongly Republican.
Can Obama Save His Seat?|Dirk Johnson|October 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"Farmer Green sometimes places scarecrows in the cornfield," Jimmy Rabbit remarked.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
A white horse, drawing a buggy, was trotting along the road by the side of the cornfield.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
Then—quick as a wink—there was another loud noise, just like that day when Jim Crow fell in the cornfield.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
Its keel was laid in a cornfield; its bolts and bars were hammered out in a blacksmith shop.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
We do not hesitate to put a cornfield where "Nature" had a forest, or to replace a barren hillside by the sea with a city.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard

British Dictionary definitions for cornfield

cornfield

/ (ˈkɔːnˌfiːld) /

noun

a field planted with cereal crops

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