Skip to main content
Cheerios

Cheerios

14 1.0
A brand of round oat cereal sold in boxes for breakfast
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtʃɪəriˌoʊz/
translation icon : Cheerios
  • Sarah, in her high chair, was picking carefully at the Cheerios someone had sprinkled out onto the tray for her.
  • bowl of Cheerios
  • Cheerios box
  • eat Cheerios

We don't know what to do as they promote Cheerios laden recipes on their website.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • I put Levi in his high chair and gave him some pancake pieces, Cheerios, and banana.

    Blog text (13)
  • OK, so I use Cheerios for treats, funny as that may sound, but he loves Cheerios.

  • I got some Cheerios for you.

  • I'm going to go and grab some Cheerios, eat them from the box as always.

  • Let's get you some Cheerios.

  • You want Cheerios or Grape-Nuts?

  • Jackson's having Cheerios as a snack today.

  • Rebecca took him upstairs, gave him a bowl of Cheerios, and introduced him to her daughter.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • - Want some Cheerios?

  • I always start my day with a bowl of Cheerios and milk.

Synonyms

cereal
vsCheerios
195 1.0

A food made from grains that you eat with milk for breakfast

is a specific oat-based branded round form of that breakfast food
Wheaties
vsCheerios
11 3.2

A breakfast cereal made from whole wheat flakes often with an athlete on the box

is an oat-based branded ring cereal, not whole wheat flakes or athlete focused
raisin bran
vsCheerios
2 1.0

A breakfast cereal of bran flakes mixed with raisins

is plain oat pieces without added fruit or mixed raisins
bran flake
vsCheerios
2 1.9

A thin, crisp piece of breakfast cereal made from whole wheat

is oat-based and round rather than wheat-based flat flakes
cold cereal
vsCheerios
1 1.0

A breakfast food eaten without heating, usually served with milk

is made from oats shaped into small rings rather than any ready-to-eat product
cornflakes
vsCheerios
1.0

Thin, crisp pieces of corn eaten with milk for breakfast

is oat-based and formed as small round pieces rather than thin flakes
crunchy granola
vsCheerios
3.0

A crisp cereal made from oats and nuts

is smooth toasted oat rings with a lighter crunch, not crunchy clusters

Surface Forms

Cheerios main

Etymology

Cheerios is a brand name made from cheer ('happy') plus the letter O to show the product's ring shape, which is why the brand is known for a round, oat-based breakfast cereal.