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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Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2025
This may be more common among kids with milk, eggs, soy, or wheat allergies.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Ehmke said the price of wheat started to climb earlier this year but plummeted when Trump began talking about broad tariffs.
—Frank Morris, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
That’s where Quaker parenting has stepped in for me, providing a simple way to separate the wheat from the child-development chaff.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 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 18 Apr. 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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