ADJ.
all, healthier, other, over, own, quick, stale
VERB + POPCORN
ate, bring, eat, eaten, gave, like, likes, made
POPCORN + NOUN
bowl, fruit, interval, lots, machine, movie
PREP.
during, in, into, out, than, with
ADV.
really
noun
A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
My friends and I ordered popcorn during the interval of the movie.
A serving of popcorn.
Warner Bros has offered the two executives less than dollars 1m as an out-of-court settlement, a sum dismissed by Mr [Pierce] O'Donnell as 'two popcorns and two Cokes'.
When we went to Astoria, to see 'Drive Me Crazy,' they gave you one popcorn and the other one was free. I asked her if she wanted to eat mine, but she said there was so much popcorn, she was going to get sick.
A piece of popcorn.
Some popcorns silently flicked off like face peelings on his shoe.
Don’t you feel this is nothing but throwing popcorns before a hungry elephant? This is definitely throwing popcorns before the hungry elephant. This is the imbalance that I wanted to pointed out.
A type of corn or maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping.
A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.
From the top the sample shows four stitch popcorns, five stitch bobbles, two rows of bells and a central leaf with leaves sloping to the left and right each side.
verb
To stand or jump up quickly.
Popcorning behavior is a fun sight—as long as you know what it is. Otherwise, it can scare you. During this action a pig runs around very fast and suddenly leaps straight up in the air, twitching and squeaking. It then lands and takes off again, often in another direction. This activity shows pure joy. Babies start to popcorn when they are about two weeks old or so—they may try it earlier, but they usually fall down instead.
To pop repeatedly, like popcorn cooking.
To use the popcorn stitch.
You've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard.
A motion picture without serious dramatic content, a weighty message, or intellectual depth, which serves simply as enjoyable entertainment.
Ah well, it's a pure popcorn movie, so what do you expect? Drop Zone doesn't tax many brain cells, but it does keep the pulse pounding right to the end.
Said in anticipation of an enjoyable activity, often in a context where a person is about to watch a movie.
My friends and I ordered popcorn during the interval of the movie.
WiktionaryWarner Bros has offered the two executives less than dollars 1m as an out-of-court settlement, a sum dismissed by Mr [Pierce] O'Donnell as 'two popcorns and two Cokes'.
WiktionaryWhen we went to Astoria, to see 'Drive Me Crazy,' they gave you one popcorn and the other one was free. I asked her if she wanted to eat mine, but she said there was so much popcorn, she was going to
WiktionaryPopcorning behavior is a fun sight—as long as you know what it is. Otherwise, it can scare you. During this action a pig runs around very fast and suddenly leaps straight up in the air, twitching and
WiktionaryYou've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard.
WiktionaryThe more popcorn you eat, the more you want.
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