| alcohol |
Alcohol is a liquid often made from grain or fruit. Some drinks, such as beer and wine, have alcohol in them. Many adults enjoy the taste of alcohol in drinks, but alcohol can also make people feel and act differently from how they usually feel or act. Drinking some alcohol is usually OK for adults, but drinking a lot of alcohol can sometimes be bad. [1/2 definitions] |
| barley |
the grain of this plant. Barley is used to make food and beer. [1/2 definitions] |
| beer |
Beer is a drink made from grain. Beer contains alcohol and has a bitter taste. [1/2 definitions] |
| bias |
a line diagonal to the grain of a woven cloth. [1/3 definitions] |
| bird feeder |
an outdoor device used for feeding wild birds. A bird feeder is typically filled with seeds and grain and hung from a tree branch or post. |
| bran |
the outer layer of wheat and other cereal grains. Bran is left after the grain is ground and the flour or meal is sifted out. |
| broth |
water in which meat, fish, grain, or vegetables have been boiled. Broth is often used as a base for soup. |
| bushel1 |
in the US, a unit of measure equal to 4 pecks or 32 quarts, used for measuring grain and other dry products. [1/2 definitions] |
| carbohydrate |
A carbohydrate is one kind of substance that makes up food. Protein and fat are the two other kinds of substances that are in food. Carbohydrates are found mainly in plants. There are a lot of carbohydrates in fruit, sugar, potatoes, bread, and other foods made from grain. The body uses carbohydrates to make energy. If the body doesn't need the energy right away, the carbohydrates are stored in the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| cereal |
food made from grain and eaten for breakfast. [1/2 definitions] |
| chicken |
A chicken is a common bird that people often raise on farms. Chickens eat grain and lay eggs that people can eat for food. [1/3 definitions] |
| combine |
a machine used to harvest crops. A combine cuts and cleans the grain. [1/2 definitions] |
| corn1 |
a tall plant that has ears with rows of yellow or white seeds that can be eaten. Corn is a grain that is used for food. [1/2 definitions] |
| crystal |
A crystal is a solid substance, like a grain of salt or a diamond, whose structure has a repeating pattern of flat surfaces. These flat surfaces reflect light and can make the substance seem to shine when looked at from different directions. [1/2 definitions] |
| cultivate |
When you cultivate land, you make it ready to grow crops, such as vegetables, corn, wheat, or other types of grain. [1/2 definitions] |
| elevator |
a grain storage building used to lift and pour out grain; grain elevator. [1/2 definitions] |
| feed |
food for birds and animals, such as seeds, grain, or hay. [1/5 definitions] |
| flail |
a farm tool used to separate seeds from grain. A flail has a long handle with a short, swinging bar on one end. [1/4 definitions] |
| flake |
A flake is a small, thin, and often flat piece of something, or a thing like this made up of tiny bits. Flakes are usually very light in weight. We say that snow falls in flakes. Small bits of grain can be baked together to become cereal flakes that people eat for breakfast. [1/3 definitions] |
| flour |
the fine, ground meal or powder of wheat or other grain. Flour is used to make bread, pasta, and other foods. [1/2 definitions] |
| gin1 |
an alcoholic drink made from grain flavored with juniper berries. |