MAIZES Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word maizes. (close relations)
Definition of MAIZES
maize
Best Alternative Words for MAIZES
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corn | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 • the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal • ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food • a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes • (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) • whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn • something sentimental or trite verb • feed (cattle) with corn • preserve with large-grained rock salt | ||||||||
cereal | nounn | |||||||
adjective • made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it noun • grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses • a breakfast food prepared from grain | ||||||||
grain | nounn | |||||||
noun • a relatively small granular particle of a substance • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses • the side of leather from which the hair has been removed • a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat • 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams • 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams • dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn • a cereal grass • the smallest possible unit of anything • the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric • the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) verb • thoroughly work in • paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood • form into grains • become granular | ||||||||
gamboge | nounn | |||||||
noun • a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative • a strong yellow color | ||||||||
lemon | nounn | |||||||
noun • yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh • a strong yellow color • a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit • a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons • an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory | ||||||||
indian corn | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
lemon yellow | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a strong yellow color | ||||||||
zea mays | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 |