ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
  2. (countable) Any variety of bread.
  3. (transitive) To coat with breadcrumbs.
  4. (transitive) To form in meshes; net.
  5. A piece of embroidery; a braid.
  6. (slang, US or Cockney) Money.
  7. (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

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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