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Cereal
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Simple meaning
What does Cereal mean?
Cereal is a grain food often eaten for breakfast.
Dictionary definition
a food made from grains, often eaten with milk for breakfast.
Example sentences
Cereal in a sentence
easy
I ate cereal with milk.
medium
The cereal box listed oats as the first ingredient.
hard
The article compared different kinds of cereal by sugar, fiber, and grain content.
Synonyms
Words like Cereal
grain foodA food made from grains.
breakfast foodCereal is often eaten at breakfast.
Antonyms
Opposite words
meatA different food category from cereal.
drinkA liquid, not a grain food.
Word family
Cereal word family
Base word
cereal
noun
cereal
Base form.
noun
cereals
Different kinds of cereal.
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Quick practice
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Practice 1
What does cereal mean?
Cereal is a food made from grains and is often eaten with milk.
Practice 2
Which phrase is closest in meaning to cereal?
Cereal is made from grains.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses cereal correctly?
Cereal is a food people can pour into a bowl.
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