wheat
IPA: wˈit
noun
- (countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
- (uncountable) A light brown colour, like that of wheat.
- A surname.
- A former community in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, now in the city of Oak Ridge.
- An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
adjective
- Wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
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Examples of "wheat" in Sentences
- The world whole has to be in front of the word wheat.
- I ask Stamey what she calls the wheat-like tone of the kitchen cabinets.
- Then, I slice them thin, roll in wheat germ or whole wheat flour, and fry with onions and bacon.
- You have used wheat grains, is that what you call wheat berries or is it some new product of wheat?
- _entirely_ of a grain other than wheat, _quick breads of desirable grain and texture may be made without wheat_.
- He spoke as follows: I suppose your only interest in wheat is the importance of the wheat in our financial structure.
- Siberia a country in which nothing will grow; in some parts there is wheat, and where _wheat_ will not grow _barley_ will, and where _barley_ will not grow _turnips_ will.
- Our chief supply of starch is obtained from the seed of certain most useful grasses, which we call wheat, oats, barley, rye, rice, and corn, and from the so-called "roots" of the potato.
- Consumers who want the health benefits of whole grains should look for bread that is labeled 100 percent whole wheat,' or failing that, a bread where whole wheat flour, not just wheat flour,' is the first ingredient, said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson.
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