often attributive
1
: a cereal grain that yields a fine white flour used chiefly in breads, baked goods (such as cakes and crackers), and pastas (such as macaroni or spaghetti), and is important in animal feeds
2
: any of various Old World annual grasses (genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum and T. turgidum) of wide climatic adaptability that are cultivated in most temperate areas for the wheat they yield
3
: a light yellow
Examples of wheat in a Sentence
a turkey sandwich on wheat
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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 28 Dec. 2025
No wheat, no rice, nothing can get in.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Wheatgrass Shots for Immunity Wheatgrass shots contain the juice of the mature shoots of the wheat plant.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2025
Most people rose at dawn or a bit before; men went out to their fields soon after to grow grains like wheat and barley.
—Bobbi Sutherland, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wheat
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“Wheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheat. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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wheat
noun
ˈhwēt 
ˈwēt
1
: a cereal grain that can be made into a fine white flour used mostly in breads, baked goods (as cakes and crackers), and pastas (as macaroni or spaghetti) and that is used in animal feeds
2
: any of a genus of grasses grown in most temperate areas for the wheat they produce
especially
: a grass with long dense flower spikes and white to dark red grains that is the chief source of wheat and is known only in cultivation
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