Definition
barley
noun
- a cereal grain used for food, animal feed, and making beer and whiskey
Examples
- The farmer planted barley in the north field this spring.
- Barley is a key ingredient in brewing beer.
- She added pearl barley to the vegetable soup.
- The cattle were fed a mixture of corn and barley.
- Barley bread was a staple food in ancient times.
- The distillery uses malted barley to make whiskey.