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Word entry · 5 letters

wheat

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"Grain for flour"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈwiːt/Part of speech nounSorted aehtwStarts with WEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • They bought a sack of wheat and a sack of rye with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.
  • They debated the paint color options for the bathroom walls and settled on wheat.
  • Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?

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