popcorn Definition
☆ pop·corn (päp′kôrn′)
noun
- a variety of Indian corn with small ears and hard, pointed grains which pop open into a white, puffy mass when heated
- the popped grains, usually salted and buttered for eating
popcorn Usage Examples
Converse of object
- eat: Val Feb 21 2004, 10:16 PM is eating burnt popcorn!
- throw: Who else makes you want to laugh and cry and throw popcorn at the screen?
- pop: Washed up and popped popcorn for them, too.
- buy: In the corner is a counter where patrons can buy popcorn, candy, and soda.
- get: I got a popcorn making kit for xmas, not the most personal present ever!
- make: You make popcorn just to play catch with your dog.
Adjective modifier
- sweet: We can also offer wooden Victorian style hand carts from which are sold freshly spun candy floss and just cooked sweet caramel popcorn.
- plain: Offer bread sticks, mini rice cakes or plain popcorn instead of crisps, or small packets of dried fruit.
- hot: Town surrounded by be something to a comedy movie hot dogs popcorn.
Modifies a noun
- flick: It also provides the stylistic reason why 21 Grams is not exactly a Saturday night popcorn flick.
- movie: It's just really a great classy, violent popcorn movie.
- entertainment: As popcorn entertainment goes - try the next screen, .. .
- maker: On the conveyor belt tonight we have: A duck themed popcorn maker.
- machine: I'm told that the screen, seats, projector, even the popcorn machine are still in there gathering dust.
- sweetcorn: SB and I pored over the packets, and she decided which were her favorites - in particular the popcorn sweetcorn!
Noun used with modifier
- percy: Originally posted by percy popcorn Your the one looking for the website!
- microwave: Let's take a look at a popular brand of microwave popcorn.
- dog: Town surrounded by be something to a comedy movie hot dogs popcorn.
- toffee: Like the time I pictured a massive box of toffee popcorn.
- night: It also provides the stylistic reason why 21 Grams is not exactly a Saturday night popcorn flick.

