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bread

805 1.0
A common food made by baking dough from flour, often with yeast
  • noun
  • /brɛd/
translation icon : pan
  • The baker delivered a warm loaf of bread to the market every morning.
  • loaf of bread
  • bake bread
  • bread and butter

It's like a permanent bread drink made from rye bread.

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Examples

  • Today, Oymyakon has just one food store, which sells bread, milk, horse and reindeer meat, and little else.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Researchers report that simple bread made with cattail flour doesn't taste so bad.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But for the most part, bread is pretty simple stuff.

  • "Even when it is the worst, we eat better white bread here than at home."

    Academic text (1992)
  • I brought you some bread.

  • We look for wine when we should be hunting bread.

  • Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us for our sins.

  • In the morning, the smell of bread toasting wound its way into our room.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • For breakfast, we got white bread, peanut butter, and marmalade with coffee, but no milk.

    Academic text (2008)
  • They just have all this delicious bread and some interesting dips.

Synonyms

loaf
vsbread
125 1.0

A shaped piece of food, often bread, baked or formed to slice and eat

is the general baked staple not limited to that single block shape
cornbread
vsbread
  • US
42 2.4

A bread made from cornmeal usually served warm with butter

is the general baked staple made from wheat or mixed flours, not cornmeal
loaf of bread
vsbread
28 1.0

A shaped bread baked as one piece and usually sliced before eating

is the general staple food made by baking dough in various forms
white bread
vsbread
12 1.0

A soft, light bread made from white wheat flour

is the general baked staple not limited to refined flour types
banana bread
vsbread
8 1.0

A sweet, moist bread made with mashed bananas often served as a snack

is the general baked staple, not a sweet quick cake like loaf
fresh bread
vsbread
7 1.0

A type of bread baked recently that is not stale

is the standard baked staple regardless of age or staleness
flatbread
vsbread
5 1.7

A thin, flat bread made from flour and water, often without yeast, like pita or naan

is the general baked staple that is typically raised with yeast or powder
French bread
vsbread
5 1.0

A long crusty white bread like a baguette served with meals

is the general baked staple not limited to crusty, long sourdough types
challah
vsbread
5 8.1

A soft braided egg bread usually eaten on the Jewish Sabbath

is the general baked staple, not specifically sweet, egg enriched, or braided
rye bread
vsbread
4 2.2

Bread made with rye flour that is darker and denser than wheat bread

is the general baked staple, not specific to rye grain content or density
fry bread
vsbread
  • US
4 6.1

A flat fried bread made from wheat or corn, often served in Native American communities

is the general baked staple normally baked in an oven not fried
whole wheat bread
vsbread
  • US
3 1.0

A type of bread made from the whole wheat grain that is denser and healthier than white bread

is the general baked staple, not restricted to whole grain milled flour
raisin bread
vsbread
2 1.3

A baked loaf with raisins mixed into the dough, often eaten sliced and toasted

is the general baked staple without added fruit or extra sweetness
Italian bread
vsbread
1 1.6

A long crusty loaf of bread made with yeast, not sweet and with tapered ends

is the general baked staple not specific to unsweetened or tapered variants
brown bread
vsbread
  • UK
1 1.0

A type of bread made from whole wheat flour that is darker and denser than white bread

is the general baked staple, not specifically darker or whole grain in makeup
black bread
vsbread
1 2.9

A dark, dense bread made from rye flour

is the general baked staple, not characterized by coarse rye or darkness
breadstuff
vsbread
  • Archaic
3.2

Food that people bake from dough, like loaves or rolls

is the common everyday name for that staple
1.0

A light, soft pale loaf often used for sandwiches and toast

is the general baked staple, not specifically soft or pale in texture
light bread
vsbread
3.1

A soft pale bread made from white wheat flour

is the general baked staple not defined by very fine flour or paleness
5.0

A moist rye bread that has molasses, spices, and orange flavour from Sweden

is the general baked staple, not the regionally flavored rye specialty
2.6

A small fluffy bread that uses baking powder and people often eat for breakfast or as a side

is the general baked staple typically leavened with yeast or baking powder

Antonyms

3.4

Not meant to be eaten, like cleaning supplies

Idioms

A very useful new thing that people say is great

Act to protect your own interests

To make someone lose the job or money they need to live

To have enough money to live well for the rest of your life

A way someone earns money to live

To benefit from two people or groups at the same time by being dishonest

Do something kind without expecting anything back, hoping it helps later

A small, disappointing thing that does not help enough

To have enough money to live comfortably

To give someone money or a job so they can live

9.7

To share bread and salt to show friendship and trust

Compounds

28 1.0

A shaped bread baked as one piece and usually sliced before eating

bread and butter
  • Informal
16 3.0

The main way a person earns money

daily bread
  • Informal
13 2.7

The food and other things you need to live each day

12 1.0

A soft, light bread made from white wheat flour

9 1.0

A slice of bread spread with garlic butter and toasted until crisp

8 1.0

A sweet, moist bread made with mashed bananas often served as a snack

7 1.0

A type of bread baked recently that is not stale

5 1.0

A long crusty white bread like a baguette served with meals

4 6.1

A flat fried bread made from wheat or corn, often served in Native American communities

4 2.2

Bread made with rye flour that is darker and denser than wheat bread

3 1.7

A long knife with a saw-like edge used for cutting bread

Bread made with a natural starter that has a slightly sour taste and a chewy crust

A type of bread made from the whole wheat grain that is denser and healthier than white bread

2 4.9

A line of people waiting for free food during hard times

2 1.2

A soft mixture of flour and water used to make bread

2 1.3

A baked loaf with raisins mixed into the dough, often eaten sliced and toasted

2 8.1

Like the white middle class and often boring or conventional

1 2.8

An issue that affects people's money or daily living costs

1 1.0

A type of bread made from whole wheat flour that is darker and denser than white bread

A long crusty loaf of bread made with yeast, not sweet and with tapered ends

1 2.9

A dark, dense bread made from rye flour

A flat bread made without yeast, often eaten at Passover

1 1.8

A bread made with chopped nuts mixed into the dough

1 3.1

A bread made with baking powder or baking soda so it can be baked right away

1 5.1

A soft, creamy cornmeal bread you eat with a spoon

1 2.3

A person who bakes bread or cakes for a living

A sweet loaf of bread made with cinnamon, often with raisins

1 2.7

A loaf made from whole wheat or other dark flours

1 2.8

A small round bread with a hollow inside to hold fillings

8.1

A soft bread made from cornmeal with a wet, thick mixture you eat with a spoon

A sweet thin slice of cucumber kept in vinegar, sugar, and onion

bread and salt
  • Literature
5.2

A welcome gesture offering bread and salt to guests

A board used for cutting bread and working dough

bread god
  • Informal
9.1

A very skilled baker who people call as a joke

1.6

A container that keeps bread or cake fresh on the kitchen counter

A machine that makes bread at home by itself

3.7

A common fungus that often grows on bread and looks fuzzy

3.7

A creamy white sauce made from bread and flavored with cloves and onion, served with chicken or turkey

A dark steamed bread made from cornmeal and molasses, often served warm

Bread made with caraway seeds that give it a warm, strong flavor

Bread made with small pieces of wheat that make it coarse and nutty

9.9

A plant with three-part heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple veins often in damp woods

A sweet bread with pieces of chopped dates

A sweet moist loaf that has chopped dates and nuts, often eaten as a snack or dessert

dika bread
  • South African
9.9

A soft brown paste made from roasted wild mango seeds used as food and to thicken soups

9.9

A yeast bread made with white flour, cornmeal, and molasses from New England

An eight-day Jewish festival in spring that remembers the Israelites leaving Egypt

A bread people make and share at celebrations to show freedom

A soft pale bread made from white wheat flour

monkey bread
  • South African
9.9

A large fruit of the baobab tree with soft edible pulp

3.1

A sweet pull-apart pastry of baked dough pieces coated in butter, sugar and cinnamon

monkey-bread tree
  • South African
9.9

A large African tree with a very thick trunk that has fruit with a soft inside that people eat

A loaf made with extra gluten flour that is chewy and high in protein

4.9

A bread made from coarse whole wheat flour

9.9

A thick starchy root that people eat in southern Africa

A climbing plant from South Africa with a large rough root like an elephant's foot

A large root that people eat and that grows in southern Africa

A South African vine with a very large underground tuber

A round loaf made with baking soda and buttermilk, often with raisins or caraway seeds

A dark bread made from rye flour with a tangy taste and caraway seeds

kaffir bread
  • Archaic
9.9

A South African plant whose thick starchy centre people eat

9.9

A powder made from ground carob seeds used instead of cocoa powder

Bread made with small chopped onions mixed into the dough

pilot bread
  • Archaic
8.1

A very hard plain biscuit that keeps for a long time and sailors use on ships

A white wheat bread made with bacteria that can grow in salty dough and a cornmeal starter

A small woody plant whose roots make a starch used for food

A moist rye bread that has molasses, spices, and orange flavour from Sweden

2.3

A sweet bread often made with dried fruit and served with tea

4.7

Bread cooked in a skillet over a fire, often made as cornbread or soda bread with ham added

A type of cornbread cooked in a frying pan that has a crisp golden crust

A light, soft pale loaf often used for sandwiches and toast

Bread made with a mixture of flour and water that has natural yeast, giving a tangy taste

A slice of sweet bread that is baked twice until it turns hard and crisp

How Filling

rye bread
4 2.2
bread
805 1.0
white bread
12 1.0

Surface Forms

bread singular
breads plural

Etymology

Bread originally meant 'a piece' or 'a bit' of food in old English, and it came to name the baked loaf we break and share; this is the same root as German Brot, which helps explain why it means the basic food we eat.