Cereal+grain

  • 31grain — noun 1) the local farmers grow grain Syn: cereal, cereal crops 2) a grain of wheat Syn: kernel, seed, grist 3) grains of sand Syn: granule …

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  • 32cereal — 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,… …

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  • 33cereal — noun 1 plant CEREAL + NOUN ▪ crop, foods, grain, products ▪ production 2 food ADJECTIVE ▪ breakfast …

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  • 34grain — grainer, n. grainless, adj. /grayn/, n. 1. a small, hard seed, esp. the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet. 2. the gathered seed of food plants, esp. of cereal plants. 3. such plants collectively. 4. any small,… …

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  • 35cereal — 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… …

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  • 36Grain (mass) — In many cultures, a grain is a unit of measurement of mass that is based upon the mass of a single seed of a typical cereal. Historically, in Europe, the average masses of wheat and barley grain were used to define units of mass. Since 1958, the… …

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  • 37Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration — The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (or GIPSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that facilitates the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products,… …

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  • 38Grain trade — The grain trade refers the local and international trade in cereals and other grains such as wheat, maize, and rice.History), does a major grain trade become possible.Early trade was most likely by barter, and because hauling large amounts of… …

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  • 39grain — [[t]greɪn[/t]] n. 1) a small, hard seed, esp. the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet 2) the gathered seed of food plants, esp. of cereal plants 3) such plants collectively 4) any small, hard particle, as of sand …

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  • 40grain — noun 1 seeds of wheat, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ large, small ▪ whole ▪ The journal reports that eating whole grains protects against diabetes. ▪ cereal, rice …

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