corncrib C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈkɔrnˌkrɪb/ UK /ˈkɔːnkrɪb/ See IPA manual Freq #358868 Meanings 1 noun a ventilated farm building or bin used to store and dry ears of maize The harvested ears were stacked in the corncrib to dry through the autumn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a ventilated farm building... corn binmaize crib Word family Forms corn-cribs Related forms cribgranarymaize Etymology A compound of corn + crib. Crib has long meant a barred or slatted storage structure; a corncrib uses open sides to circulate air around stored ears of maize and prevent spoilage. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # corncrib **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɔrnˌkrɪb/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɔːnkrɪb/ **Frequency rank:** 358868 ## Meanings 1. a ventilated farm building or bin used to store and dry ears of maize ## Examples - The harvested ears were stacked in the corncrib to dry through the autumn. ## Synonyms - corn bin - maize crib ## Related Forms - crib - granary - maize ## Etymology A compound of corn + crib. Crib has long meant a barred or slatted storage structure; a corncrib uses open sides to circulate air around stored ears of maize and prevent spoilage. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown