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bread
[bred]
noun
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
food or sustenance; livelihood.
to earn one's bread.
Slang.money.
Ecclesiastical.the wafer or bread used in a Eucharistic service.
verb (used with object)
Cooking.to cover with breadcrumbs or meal.
bread
/ ɛ /
noun
a food made from a dough of flour or meal mixed with water or milk, usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
necessary food; nourishment
give us our daily bread
a slang word for money
Christianity a small loaf, piece of bread, or wafer of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist
something offered as a means of distracting attention from a problem or grievance
See break
to do good without expectation of advantage or return
to know what to do in order to keep one's advantages
to deprive someone of a livelihood
verb
(tr) to cover with breadcrumbs before cooking
breaded veal
Other Word Forms
- breadless adjective
- breadlessness noun
- unbreaded adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bread1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bread1
Idioms and Phrases
know which side one's bread is buttered on, to be aware of those things that are to one's own advantage.
take the bread out of someone's mouth, to deprive someone of livelihood.
cast one's bread upon the waters, to act generously or charitably with no thought of personal gain.
break bread,
to eat a meal, especially in companionable association with others.
to distribute or participate in Communion.
Example Sentences
It is now a key player in mass producing bread and pastries in South Korea, employing 20,000 people across all its brands.
He also wasn’t shy about scolding dining companions who committed such sins as buttering their bread or not eating all their vegetables.
As one Afghan man in Kabul told AFP news agency: "We don't even have bread, why are you asking me about travelling to America?"
Toasted bread smothered in a rich, cheesy sauce - what's not to love?
Toss it with fresh lobster chunks, enrobe cutlets with hollandaise and bread crumbs before frying, or make the most luscious broiled oysters you've ever had.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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