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Definition of "cornfield" [corn•field]

  • A field in which corn is grown. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cornfield" in a sentence
  • "More unbelievable than the ghosts in the cornfield is the wife who not only understands her husband's crazy compulsions but actively supports them."
  • "And skin growing darker each rotation, especially when they linger in what they call cornfield, where they rip the corn children from the green creatures that live there."
  • "The milpa, or cornfield, is probably the most important element in the life of the rural Mexican farmer, apart from his family ... read more cuisines culture-customs"