bread box

noun

variants or less commonly breadbox

ˈbred-ˌbäks 

plural bread boxes also breadboxes

chiefly US

: a container for keeping bread and other baked goods fresh

—often used informally to describe the size of something

The entire stereo system is not much bigger than a bread box.

Examples of bread box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Opt for a bread box or freezer to keep bread fresh and flavorful. — Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

bread entry 1 + box entry 1

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bread box

• botox
• checkbox
• comox
• cornstalks
• cowpox
• crosswalks
• deadlocks
• detox
• feedstocks
• gearbox
• hemlocks
• icebox