often attributive
1
: a cereal grain that yields a fine white flour used chiefly in breads, baked goods (such as cakes and crackers), and pastas (such as macaroni or spaghetti), and is important in animal feeds
2
: any of various Old World annual grasses (genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum and T. turgidum) of wide climatic adaptability that are cultivated in most temperate areas for the wheat they yield
3
: a light yellow
Examples of wheat in a Sentence
a turkey sandwich on wheat
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Still, the distillery has continued to release new whiskeys under its Ross & Squibb division, including its first wheat whiskey under the Remus brand name.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
The loaf is made with a mix of red and white wheat flours, sea salt and its sourdough culture, according to owner Josey Baker.
—Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
Spoiled soil The biggest threat to soil is industrial farming, argues Rubin, who says the heart of large-scale food production is monocropping, the practice of growing a single crop — usually corn, soybeans or wheat — repeatedly on the same land.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Kitchen procedures now often require dedicated preparation areas, clean utensils, and an easy-to-follow system for labeling ingredients, especially the major allergens, such as milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, nuts, wheat, soybeans, and other ingredients.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
The loaf is made with a mix of red and white wheat flours, sea salt and its sourdough culture, according to owner Josey Baker.
—Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
Spoiled soil The biggest threat to soil is industrial farming, argues Rubin, who says the heart of large-scale food production is monocropping, the practice of growing a single crop — usually corn, soybeans or wheat — repeatedly on the same land.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Kitchen procedures now often require dedicated preparation areas, clean utensils, and an easy-to-follow system for labeling ingredients, especially the major allergens, such as milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, nuts, wheat, soybeans, and other ingredients.
—K. H. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Wheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheat. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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wheat
noun
ˈhwēt 
ˈwēt
1
: a cereal grain that can be made into a fine white flour used mostly in breads, baked goods (as cakes and crackers), and pastas (as macaroni or spaghetti) and that is used in animal feeds
2
: any of a genus of grasses grown in most temperate areas for the wheat they produce
especially
: a grass with long dense flower spikes and white to dark red grains that is the chief source of wheat and is known only in cultivation
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