Cereal

Word CEREAL
Character 6
Hyphenation ce re al
Pronunciations [ˈsɪəɹiːəɫ]

Definitions and meanings of "Cereal"

What do we mean by cereal?

A grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food. noun

The grain of such a grass. noun

Any of several other plants or their edible seeds or fruit, such as buckwheat or certain species of amaranth. noun

A food prepared from any of these plants, especially a breakfast food made from commercially processed grain. noun

Consisting of or relating to grain or to a plant producing grain. adjective

Pertaining or relating to edible grain; producing farinaceous seeds suitable for food.

A gramineous plant cultivated for the use of its farinaceous seeds as food; any one of the annual grain-plants, as wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, millet, or maize. noun

Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural. noun

Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain. adjective

A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains. noun

The grains of such a grass. noun

Breakfast cereal. noun

A particular type of breakfast cereal. noun

Grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet noun

A breakfast food prepared from grain noun

Made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it adjective

Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses noun

A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.

The grains of such a grass.

Breakfast cereal.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cereal

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The word "cereal" in example sentences

Personally, I've never understood the appeal of marshmallows in cereal if the cereal is any good at all. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This cereal is a wonderful example of an unglamorous food that nonetheless provides inexpensive and invaluable nutrition to millions of people in Asia and Africa. ❋ Nupur (2007)

It turned out to be “Girls, Technology, and the Future”, and about a dozen people had a great discussion about our favorite books, and wanting Google to tell us which aisle the cereal is in at the store. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A small box of my fave cereal is 86mxn pesos at the Mescales WalMart, a scandal! ❋ Unknown (2009)

For the grains, I used white bread flour, whole wheat flour, and a multi-grain cereal (Bob's Red Mill High-Fibre Hot Cereal with Flaxseed) that I also wrote about here. ❋ Sarah (2009)

I can't speak for the US but Aussie homebrand cereal is usually akin to chewy cardboard. ❋ Sarah (2009)

One quick and easy snack is homemade trail mix made with 1 to 2 tablespoons of dark chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons of dried fruit, half a cup of whole-grain cereal and 2 tablespoons of chopped nuts or sesame seeds. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When There are 500 different permutations of cereal, vs. 10 they get less of a deal because each individual type of cereal is bough in fewer numbers, and raising the price per unit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We tried to give him a new multigrain cereal with water this morning and he seemed to like it ok. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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