CEREAL Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word cereal. (close relations)
Definition of CEREAL
Best Alternative Words for CEREAL
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| grain | nounn | |||||||
noun • a relatively small granular particle of a substance • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses • the side of leather from which the hair has been removed • a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat • 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams • 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams • dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn • a cereal grass • the smallest possible unit of anything • the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric • the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) verb • thoroughly work in • paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood • form into grains • become granular | ||||||||
| cereal grass | nounn | |||||||
noun • grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet | ||||||||
| food grain | nounn | |||||||
noun • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses | ||||||||
