wheat
verb
- to crop with wheat
noun
- color that resembles wheat
- cereal grain
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwiːt/ / [ˈwɪi̯t] / /ˈʍiːt/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz (compare West Frisian weet, Dutch weit, Low German Weten, German Weizen, Danish hvede, Swedish vete, Norwegian Bokmål hvete, Norwegian Nynorsk kveite, Faroese and Icelandic hveiti), from *hwītaz (“white”). More at white.
- Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat.
name
Etymology: English surname, probably from the noun wheat. Another sense meaning "bold, active, brave" is derived from Old English hwettan (“to encourage, embolden, sharpen”).
- A surname.
- A former community in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, now in the city of Oak Ridge.
- An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz (compare West Frisian weet, Dutch weit, Low German Weten, German Weizen, Danish hvede, Swedish vete, Norwegian Bokmål hvete, Norwegian Nynorsk kveite, Faroese and Icelandic hveiti), from *hwītaz (“white”). More at white.
- Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
“They bought a sack of wheat and a sack of rye with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.”
- A light brown color, like that of wheat.
“They debated the paint color options for the bathroom walls and settled on wheat.”
- Ellipsis of wheat bread
“Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?”