HyperDic: cereal

English > 4 senses of the word cereal:
NOUNplantcereal, cereal grassgrass whose starchy grains are used as food
foodcereal, grain, food grainfoodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
foodcereala breakfast food prepared from grain
ADJECTIVEpertcerealmade of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it
cereal > pronunciation
Soundssih'riyahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > cereal: 4 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaningmade of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it.
Examples
  • "a cereal beverage"
  • "cereal grasses"
Spanishcereal
Nounscereala breakfast food prepared from grain
cerealfoodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
cerealgrass whose starchy grains are used as food
graindry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses
English > cereal: 4 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaninggrass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet.
Synonymcereal grass
Narrowerbarleycultivated since prehistoric times
corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea maystall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
corn(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
grainA cereal grass
milletAny of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
oatannual grass of Europe and North Africa
pearl millet, bulrush millet, cattail millet, Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum Americanumtall grass having cattail like spikes
riceannual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses
ricegrass, rice grassAny grass of the genus Oryzopsis
rye, Secale cerealeHardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
wheatannual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
wild rice, Zizania aquaticaperennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food
BroadergrassNarrow-leaved green herbage
Spanishcereal
Catalancereal
Adjectivescerealmade of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it
English > cereal: 4 senses > noun 2, food
Meaningfoodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses.
Synonymsgrain, food grain
Narrowerbarley, barleycornA grain of barley
buckwheatgrain ground into flour
corn, edible cornears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
gristgrain intended to be or that has been ground
groatsThe hulled and crushed grain of various cereals
maltA cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water
milletsmall seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica
oatseed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as 'oats')
ricegrains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
wheat, wheat berrygrains of common wheat
wild rice, Indian ricegrains of aquatic grass of North America
Broaderfoodstuff, food productA substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
Spanishcereales, cereal
Catalancereal
Adjectivescerealmade of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it
English > cereal: 4 senses > noun 3, food
MeaningA breakfast food prepared from grain.
NarrowerPablumA soft form of cereal for infants
cold cereal, dry cerealA cereal that is not heated before serving
hot cerealA cereal that is served hot
Broaderbreakfast foodAny food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast
Spanishcereales
Catalancereal, cereals
Adjectivescerealmade of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it

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