bread

noun \ ˈbred \

Definition of bread

1 :a usually baked and leavened food made of a mixture whose basic constituent is flour or meal

2 :food, sustenance

our daily bread

3 a :livelihood

earns his bread as a laborer

b slang :money

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bready

play \ˈbre-dē\ adjective

— bread upon the waters

:resources risked or charitable deeds performed without expectation of return

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Examples of bread in a Sentence

She bakes bread every day.
The bakery offers a nice selection of breads and pastries.

Recent Examples of bread from the Web

But while daylong bread lines have eased, the newest scourge is galloping inflation, as the government tries to combat shortages by quietly loosening once-rigid price and currency controls.

— Washington Post, "US sanctions to pile misery on moribund Venezuelan economy," 29 Aug. 2017
Bread bowls are available for an extra level of comfort.

— leeanne griffin, courant.com, "Holy Fried Cannoli! What's New To Eat At The Big E For 2017?," 25 Aug. 2017
Alex Garcia bought bottled water, bread and other basics in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land after dropping his daughter off at college.

— michael graczyk, The Seattle Times, "More evacuations as Hurricane Harvey bears down on Texas," 24 Aug. 2017
Fortunately Michael Fiorelli puts the nutrient-rich green to good use in a riff made with soppressata, olives, peppers, bread crumbs, and grated ricotta salata.

— Los Angeles Magazine, "The Chopped Salad Is Having a Moment," 23 Aug. 2017
Until the Marsh family closed that location in 2005, the bakery’s 3-D birthday cake sign was an inviting beacon to customers who came to Marsh’s for cakes, rolls, breads and sandwiches.

— AL.com, "The most requested recipes from Birmingham restaurants past and present," 23 Aug. 2017
But, for whatever reason, this baby wanted ice cream, cookies, and all kinds of chips and bread.

— ali maffucci, Cosmopolitan, "To the Man Who Told Me, at 8 Months Pregnant, That I “Need to Go On a Diet”," 17 Aug. 2017
At about the size of a loaf of bread, the Lunar cameras captured the astronaut activity in 320x 200 resolution at a rate of 10 frames per second.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Whatever Happened to Apollo 17's Moon Camera?," 21 July 2017
A deep sear on the plancha lends onion bread pudding the hominess of diner food.

— garrett snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Los Angeles Magazine Hot Restaurant List for July 2017," 18 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of bread

Middle English breed, from Old English brēad; akin to Old High German brōt bread, Old English brēowan to brew

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First Known Use: before 12th century

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bread Synonyms

Synonyms

money [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim), tender, wampum

Related Words

coinage, specie; dead presidents [slang], folding money, paper money, scrip; banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note; bill, dollar, greenback; bankroll, capital, finances, funds, roll [slang], wad, wallet; chump change, dibs [slang], dime, mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring; big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, pot; abundance, means, opulence, riches, treasure, wealth; resources, wherewithal; mad money, petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

Near Antonyms

bane, poison, toxin, venom

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

bread

verb

Definition of bread

transitive verb

:to cover with bread crumbs

a breaded pork chop

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Examples of bread in a Sentence

She breaded the pork chops before frying them.

Recent Examples of bread from the Web

The asparagus was breaded and deep-fried, then drizzled with a surprisingly sweet sauce.

— Alaska Dispatch News, "Dining review: In Midtown Anchorage, Crazy Hook dishes up plates ranging from sushi to pub food," 30 Aug. 2017
This includes inspecting, rinsing, breading, racking, and then pressure frying virtual chickens.

— jonathan vanian, Fortune, "KFC Employees Can Fry Chicken in Virtual Reality," 24 Aug. 2017
Order the crispy breaded Katsu Burger topped with bonito flakes nori for an Asian spin on the American hamburger.

— nancy moreland, Orlando Signature, "Florida's New Resorts," 28 July 2017
The most notable recalls include nearly 2.5 million pounds of Tyson Foods Inc. breaded chicken products and about 700,000 pounds of Conagra Brands, Inc. (owner of Chef Boyardee pasta products).

— michael mcgough, sacbee.com, "What do 9 recent USDA food recalls have in common? Follow the bread crumbs," 10 June 2017
Diners can get an egg-dipped, breaded and deep-fried sandwich (filled with ham, chicken, Swiss and cheddar, served with raspberry preserves) for $3.79/half and $5.99/full.

— james patrick kelly, idahostatesman, "Westside Drive-In turns 60; Sunrise opens on Overland," 1 June 2017
The only miss in a visit this week was a fried-chicken sandwich special, a flavorless pounded fillet breaded beyond recognition.

— bud kennedy, star-telegram.com, "Austin restaurant Fixe bringing upscale Southern cooking to Clearfork," 31 May 2017
The principle is to try to use the least amount of breading possible to get the cakes to hold together without exerting pressure to compact them.

— dan rodricks, baltimoresun.com, "The care and handling of crab cakes," 12 May 2017
The best hope comes in the form of a new bee-breading project that aims at helping bees with stands the state's unique climate.

— kevin vellturo, courant.com, "5 Things To Know Tuesday," 9 May 2017

First Known Use of bread

1629

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

BREAD Defined for English Language Learners

bread

noun

Definition of bread for English Language Learners

: a baked food made from a mixture of flour and water

bread

verb

Definition of bread for English Language Learners

: to cover (food) with bread crumbs before cooking it

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bread

noun \ ˈbred \

Definition of bread for Students

1 :a baked food made from flour or meal

2 :food 1

our daily bread

bread

verb

Definition of bread for Students

breaded; breading

:to cover with bread crumbs

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