Synonyms and antonyms of Rice, wheat and grain products in British Thesaurus

all-purpose flour (noun)

American plain flour

arrowroot (noun)

a substance similar to flour that is used in cooking for making liquids thicker

basmati (noun)

a type of rice with long grains and a flavour that is not very strong

bran (noun)

the outside of the grain of a cereal such as wheat or oats

brown rice (noun)

rice that has not had the outer layer of the seed removed

buckwheat (noun)

a type of grain that is eaten or fed to animals

bulgur (noun)

a type of wheat that has been partly boiled and then dried, used especially in Turkish cooking

cereal (noun)

a food made from grain, for example wheat, oats, or corn, mainly eaten with milk for breakfast

corn (noun)

the seeds of wheat, barley etc which are crushed to make flour

corn (noun)

the seeds of a corn plant that are cooked as food or fed to animals

cornflakes (noun)

a breakfast food made of small flat dried pieces of maize, eaten with milk

cornflour (noun)

British white flour made from maize, used in cooking to make liquids thicker

cornmeal (noun)

a type of flour made from maize

cornstarch (noun)

American cornflour

couscous (noun)

crushed wheat that is used in a North African meal with meat and vegetables

flour (noun)

a white or brown powder made by crushing grains. Flour is used for making bread, cakes, pasta etc

grain (noun)

the seeds from crops such as wheat, rice, or barley that are used for food

grits (noun)

American a food made from maize (=a type of grain) that has been crushed and boiled in water, often eaten for breakfast, especially in the southern US

gruel (noun)

a food made by boiling crushed grain in water or milk, often eaten by poor people in the past

hominy (noun)

American a food made from dried and crushed sweetcorn

meal (noun)

crushed grain, used as food for people or animals

mealie (noun)

South African maize, or a piece of maize

oatmeal (noun)

crushed oats (=a type of grain), used in cooking

oats (noun)

a type of grain that people and animals eat

pearl barley (noun)

grains of the barley plant that are eaten as food

plain flour (noun)

British a type of flour that does not contain any substances that will make cakes or biscuits rise. The American word is all-purpose flour.

polenta (noun)

a soft Italian food made from maize, eaten with meat or vegetables

popcorn (noun)

a food made from dried grains of maize that swell when they are heated

quinoa (noun)

a South American plant whose seeds are used as food

rice (noun)

a food consisting of small white or brown grains that are eaten cooked

rice paper (noun)

a type of very thin paper that you can eat, used in baking

rolled oats (noun)

British oats (=a type of grain) that have had their outer layer removed and have then been crushed

samp (noun)

South African maize crushed into fairly large pieces, in Southern Africa often cooked and eaten with beans

samp (noun)

American maize crushed into fairly large pieces, or a cooked food similar to porridge that is made from it

self-raising flour (noun)

British a type of flour that contains baking powder to make bread and cakes rise when you bake them

self-rising flour (noun)

American self-raising flour

semolina (noun)

small pieces of crushed wheat that are used for making pasta

spelt (noun)

an old type of wheat that some people think is good for your health

sweetcorn (noun)

British the small yellow seeds of some types of maize plant that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

tapioca (noun)

a food in the form of small white grains, used in cooking for making liquids thick or mixed with milk to make a dessert

wheat (noun)

wheat grains, or food made from them

wheatgerm (noun)

the centre part of the wheat grain that people sometimes add to food to make it especially healthy

wheatmeal (noun)

British wheat flour that is a mixture of white flour and wholemeal flour

white (adjective)

white flour is made from grain that has had the outer part removed. White bread is bread made with white flour.

wholegrain (adjective)

wholegrain food contains all the wheat grain, including the outer part

wholemeal (adjective)

British wholemeal bread, flour, pasta etc contains all the wheat grain including the outer part

wholewheat (adjective)

wholemeal