a slice of bread

  • 11slice — 1 noun 1 (C) a flat piece of bread, meat etc cut from a larger piece: a slice of bread and butter | Cut the pork into thin slices. 2 (C) a part or share of something good: Everyone wanted a slice of the profits. 3 (C) a kitchen tool used for… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12slice — slice1 [slaıs] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: esclice thin piece broken off , from esclicier to splinter ] 1.) a thin flat piece of food cut from a larger piece slice of ▪ a slice of bread ▪ pizza slices thin/thick slice …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13bread — n. baked food 1) to bake bread 2) to toast bread 3) to break bread with ( to eat with ) 4) fresh; moldy; stale bread 5) black; brown; corn; dark; leavened; rye; sliced; unleavened; wheat; white; whole meal (BE), whole wheat (AE) bread 6) a crust; …

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  • 14slice*/ — [slaɪs] noun [C] I 1) a flat piece of food that has been cut from something larger Cut the bread into thick slices.[/ex] a slice of cake/pizza/cheese[/ex] 2) informal a part or share of something We want a bigger slice of the tourist trade.[/ex]… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 15slice —   Poke, āpana; kaha (lengthwise, as fish); paukū (in sections); pāpa a (bread).    ♦ Slice of bread, pāpa a palaoa.    ♦ To slice bread, oki oki palaoa …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 16slice — sliceable, adj. slicingly, adv. /sluys/, n., v., sliced, slicing. n. 1. a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread. 2. a part, portion, or share: a slice of land. 3. any of various implements with a thin, broad blade or part, as for… …

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  • 17slice — /slaɪs / (say sluys) noun 1. a thin, broad, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread. 2. a part; portion. 3. any of various implements with a thin, broad blade or part, as for turning food in a frying pan, for serving fish at table, for… …

  • 18Bread (TV series) — Infobox British television show name = Bread caption = format = Comedy camera = Multi camera runtime = 30 minutes creator = Carla Lane starring = Jean Boht Peter Howitt Nick Conway opentheme = David Mackay country = United Kingdom,… …

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  • 19bread — /bred/ noun (U) 1 a common important food made from flour, water, and yeast: Would you like some bread with your soup? | a loaf of bread (=a large piece of bread that you buy and cut into pieces) | a slice of bread (=a thin piece of bread that… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20slice — [[t]slaɪs[/t]] n. v. sliced, slic•ing 1) a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread[/ex] 2) a part or portion: a slice of land[/ex] 3) any of various implements with a thin, broad blade or part; spatula 4) spo a) the path described… …

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