bread

Definition

  • noun: a baked food made from a mixture of flour and water
  • noun: a usually baked and leavened food made of a mixture whose basic constituent is flour or meal
  • verb: to cover (food) with bread crumbs before cooking it
  • verb: to cover with bread crumbs
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: spread, food, sustenance

Examples

  • He pretends to be impartial, but believe me, he 'knows which side his bread is buttered on'.

  • I took the job because I needed to earn some 'bread'. [=(more commonly) 'dough']

  • Casual clothing has always been the company's 'bread and butter'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Mr. Sunday. -Yes. -And we'll be out of your way. -We're just hunting for quail. -Yes. -I'm sorry we don't have any bread. -No, no, no. Corn doesn't fill out in the hills here. It's mostly rock. We don't have room to raise the grain. Thank you, young lady. (..)
    2007 There Will Be Blood
  • (..) My family will help you set up your tent. No, please. We set ourselves on this camping trip. We have to do the camping. Hurry up! -Do you have bread? -We have potatoes. Potatoes would be nice, thank you. I'll have them boil you up some potatoes. That's all right. (..)
    2007 There Will Be Blood