bread

noun
UK: /bred/
US: /bred/

  1. Food made from flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked.

    1. I eat bread with butter every morning. [ ] [ ]
    2. The smell of fresh bread wafted through the bakery, making my stomach rumble. [ ] [ ]

  2. A particular type or sort of bread.

    1. Do you want white bread or brown? [ ] [ ]
    2. She prefers sourdough bread because of its tangy flavor and chewy texture. [ ] [ ]

  3. The basic means of support; livelihood.

    1. Farming was their bread and butter. [ ] [ ]
    2. He earns his bread by working as a software developer for a tech company. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

loaf staff of life dough money
bread transitive-verb

  1. To cover food with breadcrumbs before cooking.

    1. Bread the chicken before frying it. [ ] [ ]
    2. She carefully breaded the pork chops, ensuring each piece was evenly coated. [ ] [ ]
bread intransitive-verb

  1. To earn a living.

    1. He needs to bread, to get money. [ ] [ ]
    2. Many people are struggling to bread because of the high cost of living. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "bread" in English means: Food made from flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked., A particular type or sort of bread., The basic means of support; livelihood..

The phonetic transcription of "bread" is /bred/ in British English and /bred/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bread": loaf, staff of life, dough, money.

Example usage of "bread": "I eat bread with butter every morning.". More examples on the page.