bread
Americannoun
-
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
-
food or sustenance; livelihood.
to earn one's bread.
-
Slang. money.
-
Ecclesiastical. the wafer or bread used in a Eucharistic service.
verb (used with object)
idioms
-
know which side one's bread is buttered on, to be aware of those things that are to one's own advantage.
-
take the bread out of someone's mouth, to deprive someone of livelihood.
-
cast one's bread upon the waters, to act generously or charitably with no thought of personal gain.
-
break bread,
-
to eat a meal, especially in companionable association with others.
-
to distribute or participate in Communion.
-
noun
-
a food made from a dough of flour or meal mixed with water or milk, usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
-
necessary food; nourishment
give us our daily bread
-
a slang word for money
-
Christianity a small loaf, piece of bread, or wafer of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist
-
something offered as a means of distracting attention from a problem or grievance
-
See break
-
to do good without expectation of advantage or return
-
to know what to do in order to keep one's advantages
-
to deprive someone of a livelihood
verb
Other Word Forms
- breadless adjective
- breadlessness noun
- unbreaded adjective
Etymology
Origin of bread
before 950; 1950–55 bread for def. 3; Middle English breed, Old English brēad fragment, morsel, bread; cognate with German Brot
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In the kitchen, Kai rolls out dough for buckwheat brioche bread paired with herb butter.
From Los Angeles Times
When Nelson first came to the UK he took on various jobs, including making Mother's Pride bread and Kipling's Cakes near Southampton, as well as Bendick's Chocolate in Winchester.
From BBC
On a recent wintry night, Nodler was excited to spot two familiar guests at a table enjoying chicken schnitzel and homemade milk bread: the butcher shop owner and town locksmith.
Haywood said she has seen more working people use the community facility to buy essential items such as fruit, vegetables, bread and meat.
From BBC
Picking up the basket, Grandma handed it to me and said, “I baked some fresh bread today and want to send a few loaves to her. Be careful now, and don’t mash them.”
From Literature
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
