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cereal

cereal

195 1.0
A food made from grains that you eat with milk for breakfast
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪr.i.əl/
translation icon : cereales
  • They also have mini Reese's cereal now, which I do recommend.
  • breakfast cereal
  • eat cereal
  • a bowl of cereal

And then I saved the worst for last is cereal with skim milk.

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Examples

  • Joey, you can't have cereal for lunch.

  • She tweeted last night I had cereal with milk for the first time.

  • And if they did, that box of cereal would cost more.

  • Then there was always cream for our cereal and all the milk we could drink.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • If the bowl contains cereal, take one bite of cereal.

  • As she sits down to cereal and coffee, she is sure of one thing.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Lance puts down his cereal and makes his way to the phone.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I was eating cereal with my brother, watching cartoons.

  • Hadley was eating a bowl of cereal, and Mrs. Patterson was drinking coffee, trying to wake up.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • For breakfast, I usually have a bowl of cereal with some fruit and milk.

Synonyms

oatmeal
vscereal
80 1.0

Soft cooked oats eaten for breakfast

is the typical processed grain breakfast, often eaten cold or ready
porridge
vscereal
27 1.0

Soft warm food made by boiling oats in milk or water until thick

is usually a processed grain product eaten cold with milk
granola
vscereal
22 2.0

A crunchy breakfast mix of baked oats, nuts, and dried fruit

is the general processed grain breakfast food, not limited to baked mixes
cornflake
vscereal
16 1.0

A thin, crunchy flake of toasted corn eaten with milk for breakfast

is the wider category of processed grain breakfasts not limited to corn
Cheerios
vscereal
14 1.0

A brand of round oat cereal sold in boxes for breakfast

is the general processed grain breakfast item rather than a brand name
gruel
vscereal
14 8.1

A thin hot food made by boiling ground grain in water or milk

is the broader processed grain breakfast, usually less liquid and ready to eat
Wheaties
vscereal
11 3.2

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

is the general processed grain breakfast product, not a brand endorsement
muesli
vscereal
3 3.4

A cold breakfast of raw oats, nuts, seeds and dried fruit eaten with milk

is the general processed grain breakfast food, usually implying more processing
raisin bran
vscereal
2 1.0

A breakfast cereal of bran flakes mixed with raisins

is the general processed grain breakfast food, not a specific added fruit mix
bran flake
vscereal
2 1.9

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

is the general processed grain food category, not one specific variant
cold cereal
vscereal
1 1.0

A breakfast food eaten without heating, usually served with milk

is the general processed grain breakfast food, often eaten with milk
dry cereal
vscereal
1 1.0

A breakfast food like flakes or puffs you eat with milk without cooking

is the broad name for processed grain breakfast foods
puffed rice
vscereal
1 2.2

Light, crispy rice grains that form when heat makes rice expand

is the broader processed grain breakfast class that includes many shapes
hot cereal
vscereal
  • US
1 1.7

A warm breakfast made from grains like oatmeal or porridge

is usually eaten cold and ready without further cooking
cornflakes
vscereal
1.0

Thin, crisp pieces of corn eaten with milk for breakfast

is the generic processed grain breakfast product rather than a specific flake
wheatflake
vscereal
3.2

A small flat crunchy piece of wheat eaten for breakfast

is the general processed grain breakfast item rather than a specific shape
puffed wheat
vscereal
2.0

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

is the overall processed grain breakfast type, not only puffed forms
crunchy granola
vscereal
3.0

A crisp cereal made from oats and nuts

is the broader category of processed grain breakfasts that includes many textures
farfel
vscereal
  • US
9.9

Small toasted grains from wheat or barley eaten for breakfast and as a side

is the broader processed grain breakfast class, not only pellet shapes
grits
vscereal
  • US
8.1

A hot breakfast made from ground corn that is boiled

is the general processed grain breakfast that is often ready and cold

Idioms

To spoil someone's good mood or stop them enjoying something

Compounds

11 1.0

A cardboard box that holds breakfast cereal

2 1.0

A bowl used for eating breakfast cereal

1 1.0

A breakfast food eaten without heating, usually served with milk

1 1.0

A breakfast food like flakes or puffs you eat with milk without cooking

1 1.7

A warm breakfast made from grains like oatmeal or porridge

cereal grass
  • Specialized
3.4

A grass plant grown for food grains like wheat or rice

cereal oat
  • Specialized
2.5

A grass grown for grain that people and animals eat

How Filling

porridge
27 1.0
cereal
195 1.0
to fruit
6 4.4
juice
557 1.0

Surface Forms

cereal singular
cereals plural

Etymology

Cereal comes from the Roman goddess Ceres and the Latin word cerealis, which meant 'of grain' because she looked after crops. So a cereal is the breakfast food made from grains, the kind you pour milk on.