cereal
21cereal — noun [ˈsɪəɹiːəɫ/ a) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains. Would you like some cereal? b) The grains of such a grass. Which cereal would you like for breakfast? …
22cereal — ce|re|al S3 [ˈsıəriəl US ˈsır ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: céréale, from Latin cerealis of Ceres , from Ceres ancient Roman goddess of grain and farming] 1.) [U and C] a breakfast food made from grain and usually eaten with milk ▪ a… …
23cereal — ce|re|al [ sıriəl ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a food made from grain, for example wheat, OATS, or CORN, mainly eaten with milk for breakfast: a bowl of cereal 2. ) count a plant that produces grain, used as food for people and animals: cereal… …
24cereal — ce·re·al sir ē əl adj relating to grain or to the plants that produce it also made of grain cereal n 1) a plant (as a grass) yielding farinaceous grain suitable for food also its grain 2) a prepared foodstuff of grain * * * ce·re·al (sērґe… …
25cereal — s m 1 Cada una de las plantas gramíneas de semillas harinosas, como el trigo, el maíz, el arroz, la avena, la cebada, el sorgo, etc, que se utiliza como alimento 2 Grano de estas plantas, fundamental en la alimentación humana: El maíz es un… …
26cereal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. grain, seed, corn; porridge, gruel, pabulum. See food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. grain, seed, corn, breakfast cereal; see breakfast food , grain 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. breakfast food,… …
27cereal — [19] Cereal is a comparatively modern introduction of the Latin adjective cereālis ‘of grain’, which was derived from the name of Cerēs, the Roman goddess of agriculture (identified with Greek Demeter). It has, needless to say, no connection with …
28cereal n — A box of food you buy for breakfast will have a cereal number on it …
29cereal — noun 1》 a grain used for food, for example wheat, maize, or rye. ↘a grass producing such grain, grown as an agricultural crop. 2》 a breakfast food made from a cereal grain or grains. Origin C19 (as adjective): from L. cerealis, from Ceres,… …
30cereal — noun 1 (C, U) a breakfast food made from grain and usually eaten with milk 2 (C) a plant grown to produce grain for foods, such as wheat, rice etc: cereal crops …
