CEFR B2

wheat

noun

Meaning

A cereal grain, widely grown for food, that has a hard, starchy, yellowish grain, used for making flour for bread, pasta, and pastries.

Examples

The bread was made from 100% whole wheat flour.
Global demand for wheat has increased significantly in recent years.

Synonyms: grain, cereal, corn, barley

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wheat (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /wiːt/

Definition

A cereal grain, widely grown for food, that has a hard, starchy, yellowish grain, used for making flour for bread, pasta, and pastries.

Examples

The bread was made from 100% whole wheat flour.
Global demand for wheat has increased significantly in recent years.
Many countries rely on wheat as a staple crop.

How to Use wheat

wheat from chaff (idiom): To distinguish valuable or good people or things from worthless or bad ones. — "It's important to learn to separate the wheat from the chaff in your friendships."

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