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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
- bread and circusessomething offered as a means of distracting attention from a problem or grievance
- break breadSee break
- cast one's bread upon the watersto do good without expectation of advantage or return
- to know which side one's bread is butteredto know what to do in order to keep one's advantages
- take the bread out of someone's mouthto deprive someone of a livelihood
verb
- tr to cover with breadcrumbs before cooking
breaded veal
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
- l·ness noun
- ܲ·Ļ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bread1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bread1
Idioms and Phrases
- break bread,
- to eat a meal, especially in companionable association with others.
- to distribute or participate in Communion.
- cast one's bread upon the waters, to act generously or charitably with no thought of personal gain.
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing bread
- break bread
- greatest thing since sliced bread
- know which side of bread is buttered
- take the bread out of someone's mouth
Example Sentences
Spread onto grilled bread, mix into chicken salad or use in a sandwich.
“We stayed together. We cooked together, we baked bread together,” he said.
I like eating my tinned fish straight from the can alongside cheese, toasted bread, spreads, pickles and fresh fruits.
Fame is no doubt a rare gift, but also cruel, with every bread crumb counting as an essential clue.
For instance, you might have limited sales to 100 loaves of bread.
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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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