sandwich
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- noun
- /ˈsænwɪtʃ/
- For a quick snack, I made a peanut butter sandwich with jelly.
- make a sandwich
- cheese sandwich
- bread for sandwiches
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Watch on YouTubeWhat's so perfect about this sandwich is the balance.
- What's so perfect about this sandwich is the balance.
- Drowning a sandwich in Mayo just elevates the sandwich so much.
- How did they make their only fish sandwich really delicious?
- Oh, you can get a hot sandwich Panini.
- We kept it simple with some tuna and tomato sandwiches and potatoes.
- I put avocado in my salad, in my sandwiches, in my smoothies.
- But I'm going back to make a nice sandwich for myself and my wife.
Examples
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A nice roast beef sandwich with horseradish on it.
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We kept it simple with some tuna and tomato sandwiches and potatoes.
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I made you a sandwich.
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Hey, when you come back, can you bring me a sandwich?
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What's so perfect about this sandwich is the balance.
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So I said, "Fine, give me a cheese sandwich and coffee with milk."
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Well, I'm not really hungry, I had a sandwich on the train.
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And what's a more classic sandwich than a ham sandwich?
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So I had a pastrami sandwich with him the next weekend.
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So eat your sandwich, wash up, and hitchhike off to LA.
Synonyms
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A cooked beef patty in a bun with toppings
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A cooked sausage in a sliced bun, often with mustard or ketchup
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A sandwich that has a cooked beef patty in a bun with toppings
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A hot sandwich with melted cheese between toasted bread
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A sandwich with sliced ham between two slices of bread
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A sandwich with cooked chicken between slices of bread
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A long bread roll filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
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A large sandwich on a long roll filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
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A sandwich with three slices of toasted bread and layers of cooked chicken or turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise
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A sandwich with thin slices of beef and melted cheese in a long roll
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A hot sandwich with corned beef, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut grilled on rye bread
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A long bread roll cut open and filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
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A sandwich made with slices of roast beef, served hot or cold
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A long bread roll split open and filled with meats, cheese, and salad vegetables
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A single slice of bread with toppings served without a top slice
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A piece of bread with toppings and no top slice
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A sandwich made with bread and a filling like ham and cheese
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A crusty roll filled with ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard pressed and served hot
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A large sandwich on a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and vegetables
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A long sandwich filled with meat, cheese and salad
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A large sandwich made with a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and vegetables
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A large sandwich made from a long roll split lengthwise and filled with meat
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A large sandwich on a long roll filled with meats and cheese
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A sandwich with three slices of bread and two layers of filling
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A sandwich with almost no filling used as a joke for very little food
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A sandwich with an egg omelet, ham, onions, and peppers between slices of bread
A large sandwich made from a long crusty roll filled with meat and cheese
A sandwich with bacon, lettuce and tomato that often has mayonnaise
A sandwich with a cooked tuna patty in a bun
Idioms
- Informal
To try something very difficult that goes wrong and becomes messy
Compounds
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A sandwich with three slices of toasted bread and layers of cooked chicken or turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise
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A long bread roll split open and filled with meats, cheese, and salad vegetables
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A crusty roll filled with ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard pressed and served hot
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A large sandwich on a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and vegetables
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A large sandwich made with a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and vegetables
- Informal
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A very heavy, very filling sandwich people joke about to mean a hard situation
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A light sponge cake with two thin layers and jam between them, usually sprinkled with sugar
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A sandwich with an egg omelet, ham, onions, and peppers between slices of bread
A sandwich with bacon, lettuce and tomato that often has mayonnaise
- Offensive
People at events who act snobby, are picky about food and show little real interest
How Filling
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sandwich is named after a man called the Earl of Sandwich, who liked to eat meat between two slices of bread so he could keep playing cards without getting his hands dirty; that's why a sandwich is food with a filling between bread.