wheat


Definition: Meaning of, wheat in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wiːt /

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  1. the grain that bread is made from, or the plant that it grows on
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  2. separate the wheat from the chaff to choose the good and useful things or people and get rid of the others
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wheat used in phrases

  • bulgur wheat (noun)
    1. parched crushed wheat
  • common wheat (noun)
    1. widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain
  • cracked wheat (noun)
    1. grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces
  • cracked-wheat bread (noun)
    1. bread made with cracked wheat that has been ground fine
  • durum wheat (noun)
    1. wheat with hard dark-coloured kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
  • fairway crested wheat grass (noun)
    1. eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control
  • hard wheat (noun)
    1. wheat with hard dark-coloured kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
  • macaroni wheat (noun)
    1. wheat with hard dark-coloured kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
  • puffed wheat (noun)
    1. puffy wheat berries
  • soft wheat (noun)
    1. wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals
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