bread
12 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
breads
plural
breads
Britannica Dictionary definition of BREAD
1
:
a baked food made from a mixture of flour and water
— often used before another noun
[noncount]
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She bakes bread every day.
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a loaf/slice/piece/hunk of bread
[count]
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The bakery offers a nice selection of breads and pastries.
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bread crumbs
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a bread knife [=a knife used for cutting bread]
2
[noncount]
old-fashioned, slang
:
money
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I took the job because I needed to earn some bread. [=(more commonly) dough]
break bread
:
to have a meal together
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He received an invitation to break bread with the president.
know which side your bread is buttered on
informal
:
to know how to act or how to treat others in order to get what you want
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He pretends to be impartial, but believe me, he knows which side his bread is buttered on.
2
bread
/ˈbrɛd/
verb
breads;
breaded;
breading
2
bread
/ˈbrɛd/
verb
breads;
breaded;
breading
Britannica Dictionary definition of BREAD
[+ object]
:
to cover (food) with bread crumbs before cooking it
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She breaded the pork chops before frying them.
— breaded
adjective-
She served breaded pork chops.
