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bread
[ bred ]
/ brÉd /
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noun
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)
Cooking. to cover with breadcrumbs or meal.
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Idioms about bread
Origin of bread
before 950; 1950â55 for def. 3; Middle English breed,Old English brÄad fragment, morsel, bread; cognate with German Brot
OTHER WORDS FROM bread
breadless, adjectivebread·less·ness, nounun·bread·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bread
bread , bredWords nearby bread
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British Dictionary definitions for bread
bread
/ (brÉd) /
noun
verb
(tr) to cover with breadcrumbs before cookingbreaded veal
Word Origin for bread
Old English brÄad; related to Old Norse braud, Old Frisian brÄd, Old High German brĆt
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