Baker's

Quick meaning: Baker's is a noun meaning Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baker, -'s.

Meaning

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baker, -'s.

More Meanings

1. A shop where bread and other baked food is sold.
2. (rare, with numbers or quantities) Slightly supernumerary; a little more than. (Derived from baker's dozen.)

Example Sentences

[…] thirty, a baker's twenty-eight, presumably. We were all delighted, particularly the baker and the guide, the former refusing money.

The "K" stands for "one thousand," almost; actually, it means 1,024, sort of a baker's thousand. Sombody got enamored with binary numbers and thought that 2 to the 10th power was neat, so the result, 1,024, stuck. Most people could care less, once they understand they are getting a little more than they[…]

A baker's half-dozen of the best sorts, of proven merit, are Festiva maxima, the finest white; Couronne d'Or, a very late-flowering white; Felix Crousse, brilliant red; Mme. Crousse, white and crimson; Duchess de Nemours, sulphur white and fragrant; Marie Lemoine, ivory white; Delicatissima, crimson purple.

Synonyms for baker's

Depending on context, synonyms include bakery.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dozen, cook, kiln, oven, aroma, bakery.

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