doughnut

or do·nut

[ doh-nuh t, -nuht ]

/ ˈdoʊ nət, -ˌnʌt /

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noun

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.

Nearby words

doughboy, doughboys, dougherty wagon, doughface, doughfoot, doughnut, doughnut hole, dought, doughty, doughty, charles montagu, doughy

Origin of doughnut

First recorded in 1795–1805; dough + nut

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Examples from the Web for doughnut

The other is a Jersey bruiser, with a (much-discussed) physique reminiscent of Tony Soprano after a doughnut bender.
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“Pretty good thing,” says Lynch, biting into his doughnut, totally undisturbed.
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Afterwards, in the green room, Lynch sits on a sofa and munches on a doughnut.
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The Daily Pic: The crème brûlée "bismarck" from the Doughnut Plant is a great aesthetic creation.
Mona Lisa of the Coffee Shop|Blake Gopnik|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Lauren Conrad has become synonymous with the doughnut bun, an obsession with pearls, peachy glossed lips, and a milky manicure.
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Oh, not anything much, said the young man, helping himself to a doughnut from a plate which stood within easy reach.
Wheat and Huckleberries|Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile
Moved by the doughnut example of the Ground Owl, he tasted that delicacy.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
He did not go down to supper when Mrs. Dearborn called him, so she went up after a while with a glass of milk and a doughnut.
Big Brother|Annie Fellows-Johnston
The inflated "doughnut" that slipped so easily up and down my own brawny brisket would just about have served Joanna as an armlet.
Down the Yellowstone|Lewis R. Freeman
The doughnut as an edible proved kindly to the palate of Mr. Allison, and upon experiment he desired more.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for doughnut

doughnut

esp US donut

/ (ˈdəʊnʌt) /

noun

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

verb -nuts, -nutting or -nutted

(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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