Bread
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /brɛd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bread is a noun meaning A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
Meaning
A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
More Meanings
- Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
- (countable) Any variety of bread.
- (transitive) To coat with breadcrumbs.
- (transitive) To form in meshes; net.
- A piece of embroidery; a braid.
- (slang, US or Cockney) Money.
- (obsolete or UK dialectal, Scotland) Breadth.
Example Sentences
breaded fish
Give us this day our daily bread.
Some breads are harder and drier than others.
Tastes like fruit when you hit it; got to have bread to get it.
Word Forms
- breads
- breade
- breading
- breaded
- breathe
- brede
Synonyms for bread
Depending on context, synonyms include ackers, blunt, bones, brass, cake, cheddar.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dough, breadstuff, loot, cabbage, kale, moolah.
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