BREAD Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word bread. (close relations)
Definition of BREAD
Best Alternative Words for BREAD
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dough | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll • informal terms for money | ||||||||
bagel | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust | ||||||||
baguette | nounn | |||||||
noun • narrow French stick loaf | ||||||||
bap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small loaf or roll of soft bread | ||||||||
bun | nounn | |||||||
noun • small rounded bread either plain or sweet | ||||||||
chapati | nounn | |||||||
noun • flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle | ||||||||
croissant | nounn | |||||||
noun • very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll | ||||||||
danish | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of Denmark or the Danes or their language noun • a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark • light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese | ||||||||
flatbread | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough | ||||||||
loaf | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating • a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape verb • be lazy or idle • be about a place without any apparent purpose | ||||||||
muffin | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan | ||||||||
naan | nounn | |||||||
noun • leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop | ||||||||
pastry | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dough of flour and water and shortening • any of various baked foods made of dough or batter | ||||||||
pitta | nounn | |||||||
noun • any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills | ||||||||
roll | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • rotary motion of an object around its own axis • a list of names • a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore • photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) • small rounded bread either plain or sweet • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) • the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously • a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) • anything rolled up in cylindrical form • the act of throwing dice • walking with a swaying gait • a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude • the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) verb • move by turning over or rotating • move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle • occur in soft rounded shapes • flatten or spread with a roller • emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound • arrange or coil around • begin operating or running • shape by rolling • execute a roll, in tumbling • sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • move, rock, or sway from side to side • cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis • pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ • boil vigorously • take the shape of a roll or cylinder • show certain properties when being rolled | ||||||||
rye | nounn | |||||||
noun • the seed of the cereal grass • hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement • whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt | ||||||||
scone | verbv | |||||||
noun • small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle | ||||||||
sourdough | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread • a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska) | ||||||||
toast | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • slices of bread that have been toasted • a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention • a person in desperate straits; someone doomed • a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event verb • make brown and crisp by heating • propose a toast to | ||||||||
tortilla | nounn | |||||||
noun • thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour | ||||||||