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Wheaties

Wheaties

14 3.2
A breakfast cereal made from whole wheat flakes often with an athlete on the box
  • proper noun
  • /ˈwiːtiːz/
: Wheaties (marca de cereales)
  • He always starts his day with a bowl of Wheaties to fuel his morning workouts.
  • Wheaties box
  • Wheaties cereal
  • Wheaties for breakfast

Muscle up, eat your Wheaties and just play it faster.

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Examples

Synonyms

cereal
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221 1.0

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

is a specific branded whole grain flake often marketed to athletes
Cheerios
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28 1.0

A brand of round oat cereal sold in boxes for breakfast

is a whole grain flake brand promoted for athletic health not an oat ring
cornflakes
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5 1.0

Thin, crisp pieces of corn eaten with milk for breakfast

is made from whole grain flakes and marketed for athletic health
bran flake
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2 1.9

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

is a branded cereal aimed at athletes rather than a plain whole grain flake
crunchy granola
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1 3.0

A crisp cereal made from oats and nuts

is a toasted whole grain flake aimed at athletes not a mixed granola
puffed wheat
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1 2.0

Grains of wheat that swell when you heat them and people eat for breakfast

is a flat whole grain flake rather than a puffed expanded grain
wheatflake
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3.2

A small flat crunchy piece of wheat eaten for breakfast

is a branded whole grain flake promoted as a healthy choice for athletes

Idioms

to eat Wheaties
  • Informal
4 9.9

To feel full of energy and ready to do a big task

Surface Forms

Wheaties main

Morphology

Wheaties = wheat (transparent) = wheat + ie + s

The brand name is transparently derived from 'wheat' (the cereal ingredient) with an informal/productive '-ie' formative and pluralized.

Etymology

The cereal Wheaties was named after wheat, the grain the flakes are made from, so the name reminds you it is a wheat breakfast food.