Definitions

1. noun

1. Food made from grain, especially breakfast food made from wheat, oats, rice, or corn.

“She ate a bowl of cereal with milk for breakfast.”

2. verb

1. To eat cereal, especially for breakfast.

“He cereal for breakfast and headed off to work.”

3. noun

1. A type of plant that produces edible grains, especially oats or wheat.

“The cereal crops were affected by the drought.”

4. noun

1. A type of coating or layer on a surface, such as varnish or paint.

“The furniture had a thin layer of cereal on it.”