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
3a : livelihood earns his bread as a laborerb slang : money
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
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A deep sear on the plancha lends onion bread pudding the hominess of diner food.
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But big, bold, mostly symbolic, generally uninformed ideas are President Trump’s bread and butter.
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Thin slices of pork are shaved directly from a vertical spit spinning slowly on a counter just behind the register and sandwiched between two thick slices of bolillo bread. Topped with beans, cheese, fresh tomatoes and onions, and avocado,
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Price had found a way to get inside Grover Cleveland’s White House, and presidential candidate William McKinley understood how his bread was buttered.
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The year 2017 has brought forth a colorful unicorn apartment, a unicorn pizza, a unicorn quesadilla, unicorn makeup, unicorn bread, and, of course, Starbucks' infamous Unicorn Frappuccino.
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A loaf of bread may be considered toxic, but a willingness to plunge into the largely unregulated world of vitamins and supplements is a given.
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Grill bread halves on both sides until lightly charred and warmed through, about 1 minute per side.
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The First Family, though, did not want to be included in those breaking bread.
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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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Definition of bread
transitive verb
: to cover with bread crumbs a breaded pork chop
Examples of bread in a Sentence
She breaded the pork chops before frying them.
Recent Examples of bread from the Web
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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).
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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.
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The only miss in a visit this week was a fried-chicken sandwich special, a flavorless pounded fillet breaded beyond recognition.
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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.
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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.
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Case in point: The Pablo Barrera, named for a Mexican football player, comes stacked with crispy breaded pork, tender grilled hot dogs (yes, hot dogs), smoky chipotle chiles, cheese, lettuce, refried beans and avocado.
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The dish evolved, spread from Italian shores, and gave rise to countless forms around the world: as kreplach for Rosh Hashanah, say, or breaded and deep-fried in St. Louis.
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Fish and chips: Nice, crisp (if a little salty) breading on wild Alaskan cod.
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First Known Use of bread
1629
BREAD Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of bread for English Language Learners
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: a baked food made from a mixture of flour and water
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Definition of bread for English Language Learners
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: to cover (food) with bread crumbs before cooking it
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