doughnut
or do·nut
a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
anything shaped like a thick ring; an annular object; toroid.
Origin of doughnut
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How to use doughnut in a sentence
The box of doughnuts in the middle of the table went untouched.
Knowing Where the Bodies Are Buried: An Excerpt From 'Lives in Ruins' | Marilyn Johnson | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Gary just tweeted that there are jelly doughnuts in the break room,” she says.
The message is loud and clear: stay away from our doughnuts!
He had just appeared on Late Night With David Letterman wolfing down doughnuts.
In New Jersey, Barbara Buono Is the Last Democrat Standing | David Freedlander | February 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his daybooks, the only two recipes he noted down were both for the morning meal: doughnuts and coffee cake.
Menu for a Moveable Feast: 10 Famous Authors and Their Favorite Foods & Recipes | Nicole Villeneuve | October 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The cellar never was a safe place again; Aunt Ann tried it with doughnuts, and the crock was empty in two days.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousI stole down to the dining-room, where I found nothing but bread—which we did not want—and doughnuts.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardShe had a kettle of doughnuts a frying, and a whole lot of cookie paste ready to cut out and bake.
A California Girl | Edward EldridgeThe two young men went to the pantry for doughnuts and milk, and Mr. Wood stood gazing down at me.
Beautiful Joe | Marshall SaundersThe minute the chains were clapped on him he would change them into doughnuts and eat them all up.
In Camp With A Tin Soldier | John Kendrick Bangs
British Dictionary definitions for doughnut
esp US donut
/ (ˈdəʊnʌt) /
a small cake of sweetened dough, often ring-shaped or spherical with a jam or cream filling, cooked in hot fat
anything shaped like a ring, such as the reaction vessel of a thermonuclear reactor
(tr) informal (of Members of Parliament) to surround (a speaker) during the televising of Parliament to give the impression that the chamber is crowded or the speaker is well supported
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