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wheat
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
wheat
(noun)
wheat germ
(noun)
shredded wheat
(noun)
whole wheat
(adjective)
chaff
(noun)
separate
(verb)
wheat
/
ˈ
wiːt/
noun
wheat
/
ˈ
wiːt/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHEAT
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noncount
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1
:
a kind of grain that is used to make flour for breads, cookies, etc.
—
see also
shredded wheat
,
whole wheat
2
US
:
bread that is made from wheat flour
a turkey sandwich on
wheat
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separate the wheat from the chaff
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separate
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