breadbasket |
a basket for holding or serving bread. [2 definitions] |
breadboard |
a board on which baked bread is cut or on which bread dough is kneaded. [2 definitions] |
breadbox |
a kitchen container, usu. made of metal with an attached movable lid, used for storing bread. |
breadcrumb |
a very tiny bit of bread. [2 definitions] |
breadfruit |
a large round edible fruit that has a breadlike texture when baked. [2 definitions] |
bread line |
a line in which people stand to receive food from a charity organization or the government during hard times, or the people in such a line. |
breadstick |
a long, crisp, stick-shaped piece of bread. |
breadstuff |
meal, flour, or grain used for making bread. [2 definitions] |
breadth |
distance from side to side measured perpendicularly to length; width. [3 definitions] |
breadthwise |
in the side-to-side direction. |
breadwinner |
a member of a family or household who earns money to support the other members. |
break |
to cause to separate suddenly or forcefully into pieces. [26 definitions] |
breakable |
combined form of break. |
breakage |
the process or act of breaking. [4 definitions] |
breakaway |
of a theatrical or film prop, designing to break under slight impact, as a balsa-wood chair. [6 definitions] |
break dancing |
a style of dancing involving acrobatic movements, such as spinning headstands, pantomime, and jerky, robotlike movements. |
break down |
to become ineffective or unable to function. [4 definitions] |
breakdown |
a malfunction, as of a machine. [3 definitions] |
breaker1 |
a person or thing that breaks, breaks into, or interrupts other things. [4 definitions] |
breaker2 |
a small water cask for the lifeboat of a ship. |
break even |
to emerge from a transaction without either profit or loss. |