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"CEREALS" is a plural of: cereal. |
Date "CEREALS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1873. (references) |
Synonym: CEREALSSynonym: Grain. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Food | Comestibles, eatables, victuals, edibles, ingesta; grub, grubstake, prog, meat; bread, bread stuffs; cerealia; cereals; viands, cates, delicacy, dainty, creature comforts, contents of the larder, fleshpots; festal board; ambrosia; good cheer, good living. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: CEREALS |
| English words defined with "CEREALS": awned, awny ♦ cereal box, Cerealia ♦ family Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, flag smut, flag smut fungus ♦ glutelin, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, groats ♦ head blight ♦ malted milk, muesli ♦ Poaceae ♦ raffinose ♦ soft wheat. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CEREALS": Aspergillus ochraceus ♦ basic ration ♦ cataracta raphanica, CHEMIST, FOOD, Consumer-oriented agricultural products, COOK, BREAKFAST ♦ ergot cataract ♦ Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations ♦ Gibberella ♦ inositol hexaphosphate ♦ kwas ♦ Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children ♦ take-all ♦ undersown crops, URENA LOBATA. (references) |
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 | From an overhead angle, a blue bowl of cereal and a sandwich on a plate, sitting on a yellow tablecloth, are shown in opposite corners of the frame. A broken muffin lies between them in the center. The red lettering in the upper left reads: "Eat 3-5 generous servings of whole grain breads and cereals every day". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" May 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |  | "Good" foods such as vegetables, fruits, cereals, and whole grain bread are displayed on a table. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | Cereals can be rich in vitamin B12. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to give the children milk; leafy, green or yellow vegetables; raw fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C; cereals and bread, lean meat, poultry, fish and other vital foods which build and r. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Processed breakfast cereals. (references) | |
Whole grain breads and cereals, beans, fruits, and vegetables are good sources of fiber. (references) | ||
Phytoestrogens are also found in other plant materials such as legumes, vegetables, cereals, and some herbs. (references) | ||
Economic History | Oman | Other areas grow cereals and forage crops. (references) |
Botswana | Cereals constituted only 14% of the total production. (references) | |
Paraguay | Agriculture (24% of GDP): Products--soybeans, cotton, beef, cereals, sugarcane. (references) | |
Political Economy | MOROCCO | The maximum tariff for most goods is 40 percent, although the range of tariffs is 2.5 percent to 300 percent, with the highest tariffs applied to cereals. (references) |
CHILE | While no government regulations explicitly discriminate against U.S. exports to Chile, certain health regulations on processed foods have effectively excluded U.S. products, including breakfast cereals and snack foods. (references) | |
GREECE | However, some agricultural products (most notably cotton, olive oil, tobacco, cereals, canned peaches, and certain other fruits and vegetables) receive production subsidies from the EU which enhance their export competitiveness. (references) | |
Trade | Finland | Among the products subject to these duties and fees are cereals, flour, certain fats and oils, fish products, butter, cheese, eggs, poultry, meat, cattle and hogs. (references) |
Zimbabwe | The GOZ still controls, via the Grain Marketing Board, export of major agricultural commodities (maize and cereals), and price controls, primarily on food staples and energy, remain in effect. (references) | |
Switzerland | Products under these restrictions include cattle, meat, milk and dairy products, indigenous fresh fruit and vegetables, seasonal cut flowers, cereals and forage products, wine and grape juice. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | Agriculture has been very slow in reviving, but the price of cereals at last indicates that the day of its deliverance is at hand. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "CEREALS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CEREALS" is used about 427 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 427 | 13,408 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "CEREALS": dregs of cereals ♦ pearl cereals. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "CEREALS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ushqim i thatë prej drithërash. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | готови зърнени храни за закуска. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 糧食 (foodstuffs). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | potraviny z obilovin, obilí (corn, grain, seed corn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | korn (grain, grain of seed, granules, seed), affald fra fremstilling og forarbejdning af frugt,grøntsager,korn,spiseolier,kakao,kaffe,tobak og konserves (cocoa, coffee and tobacco preparation, conserve production, edible oils, processing, tobacco processing, vegetables, wastes from fruit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | granen, afval van de bereiding en verwerking van fruit,groente,granen,spijsolie,cacao en koffie,de produktie van conserven en de verwerking van tabak (cocoa, coffee and tobacco preparation, conserve production, edible oils, processing, tobacco processing, vegetables, wastes from fruit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | viljakasvit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | céréales, déchets provenant de la préparation et de la tranformation des fruits,des légumes,des céréales,des huiles alimentaires,du cacao et du café,de la production de conserves et du tabac. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Konservenherstellung (cocoa, coffee and tobacco preparation, conserve production, edible oils, processing, tobacco processing, vegetables, wastes from fruit), Getreide (cereal, corn, crop, grain, rick), Abfälle aus der Zubereitung und Verarbeitung von Obst,Gemüse,Getreide,Speiseölen,Kakao,Kaffee und Tabak (cocoa, coffee and tobacco preparation, conserve production, edible oils, processing, tobacco processing, vegetables, wastes from fruit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σιτηρά (corn, grain), δημητριακά (corn, grain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | butir-butiran (grains), biji-bijian. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cereali. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | mynlagh (fine, fine of cereals, smalls), braghey (ferment, fermentation, fermentation of cereals, malt, malted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | erealscay resíduos da preparação e processamento de frutos,vegetais,cereais,óleos alimentares,cacau,café e tabaco,e da produção de conservas e de tabaco (cocoa, coffee and tobacco preparation, conserve production, edible oils, processing, tobacco processing, vegetables, wastes from fruit). (various references) cereale (cereal, corn, grain), grâu (corn, grain, wheat), grâne (corn, grain). (various references) злаки. (various references) cereales (breadstuff, Cereales, corn, crop plants, grain). (various references) spannmål (corn, dry goods, grain), flingor. (various references) tahıl (cereal, corn, corny, grain), mısır gevreği (cereal, corn flakes, cornflakes), kahvaltılık gevrek (cereal), hububat (cereal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"CEREALS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cedrela, Ceralo, ceraplas, cereale, Cereales, cerealis, cereblis, Ceredase, Cerialis, cerias, cervelas, cervezas, clervals, craals, Ecureuils, sereals. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CEREALS" (pronounced si"rēulz) |
| 7 | s i" r ē u l z | serials. |
| 6 | -i" r ē u l z | biomaterials, materials. |
| 5 | -r ē u l z | advertorials, burials, editorials, extraterrestrials, industrials, memorials, tutorials. |
| 4 | -ē u l z | colonials, perennials, radials, testimonials. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, bindles, biologicals, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bundles, bushels, cables, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, counterproposals, couples, crackles, cradles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, embezzles, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, fossils, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, icicles, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, measles, medals, metacarpals, metals, mickles, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, motorcycles, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, musicals, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, officials, ogles, oodles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, particles, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, specials, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, thistles, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vehicles, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles, wrinkles. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: relaces, rescale, sclerae. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-l-r-s" | |
-1 letter: carles, cereal, clears, crease, creels, lacers, larees, leaser, reales, relace, resale, reseal, scaler, sclera, sealer. | |
-2 letters: acres, alecs, arles, cares, carle, carls, carse, cease, ceres, clear, creel, earls, easel, erase, escar, lacer, laces, laree, lares, laser, lears, lease, leers, races, rales, reals, reels, saree, scale, scare, scree, serac, seral. | |
-3 letters: aces, acre, alec. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-l-r-s" | |
+1 letter: careless, cervelas, cleaners, cleanser, clearers, clearest, cleavers, declares, escarole, leachers, percales, reclames, recleans, replaces, rescaled, rescales, treacles. | |
+2 letters: bleachers, bracelets, calenders, cameleers, cancelers, cartelise, casserole, celeriacs, cellarers, cellarets, cerebrals, ceruleans, cervelats, clarences, cleansers, clearness, coleaders, corelates, crevalles, declarers, decretals, escalader, escaroles, graceless, lacerates, larceners, larcenies, leadscrew, lowercase, mackerels, overscale, praelects, precleans, preclears, prelacies, preplaces, raclettes, recallers, reclasped, reliances, relocates, replacers, replicase, rescuable, retackles, sacrilege, specialer, traceless, ulcerates, vernacles. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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