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bread | man |

As a noun bread

is (uncountable) a foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals or bread can be breadth or bread can be a piece of embroidery; a braid.

As a verb bread

is to coat with breadcrumbs or bread can be (dialectal) to make broad; spread or bread can be to form in meshes; net.

As a pronoun man is

i.

bread

English

(wikipedia bread)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) bred, breed, from (etyl) .

Noun

  • (uncountable) A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
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  • * 1962' (quoting '''1381 text), (Hans Kurath) & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., ''(Middle English Dictionary) , Ann Arbor, Mich.: (University of Michigan Press), , page 1242:
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  • (countable) Any variety of bread.
  • (slang) Money.
  • Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
  • * Bible, (w) vi. 11
  • Give us this day our daily bread .
    Synonyms
    * dough, folding stuff, lolly, spondulicks, wonga
    Usage notes
    * loaf, slice, piece, hunk are some of the words used to count bread.
    Derived terms
    * aerated bread * Afghan bread * altar bread * Amish friendship bread * ammunition bread * anadama bread * apple potato bread * Armenian cracker bread * artisan bread * bake someone's bread * banana bread * Barbari bread * barley bread * batter bread * bee-bread * beer bread * biscuit bread * black bread * blackfellow's bread * Boston brown bread * bread and butter * bread and cheese * bread and circuses * bread and honey * bread and milk * * bread and salt * bread and scrape * bread and water * bread and wine * bread-artist * bread bag * bread-barge * bread-basket, breadbasket * bread-bearer * bread beetle * bread-berry, breadberry * bread bin * bread board, breadboard * bread bowl * breadbox * bread-brake * bread buttered on both sides * bread-chipper * bread clip * bread-controller * bread-corn, breadcorn * breadcrumb * bread-crust bomb * bread dough * bread-dust * breaden * bread-flake * bread-fleigh * bread flour * breadfruit * bread-god * bread-head, breadhead * breadish * breadkind * bread knife * bread-jelly * bread-lepe * breadless * bread line, breadline * bread machine * bread maker * bread-meal * bread mold, bread mould * breadness * bread-nut, breadnut * bread of affliction * bread of idleness * bread of life * bread of wheat * bread palm * bread pan * bread pill * bread poultice * bread-powder * bread pudding * bread-purveyor * bread roll * bread-room, breadroom * bread-root, breadroot, breadroot scurf pea * bread sauce * bread-science * bread-study * bread-skep * bread starter * bread-steward * bread-stick, breadstick * bread study * bread-stuff, breadstuff * bread tag * bread-ticket * bread-trade * bread tree, bread-tree * bread-unit * bread upon the waters * bread wheat * bread-winner, breadwinner * bread-worship * breadwort * bready * break bread * brown bread * bush bread * butterbread * butter one's bread on both sides * cake-bread * caraway seed bread * cast one's bread upon the waters * cheat-bread * cheese and bread * chub bread * ciabatta bread * cinnamon bread * clap-bread, clapbread * cocket-bread * corn bread, cornbread * corn rye bread * court holy bread * cracked-wheat bread * cracker bread * cream of tartar bread * crisp bread, crispbread * Cuban bread * cuckoo bread * curry bread * daily bread * dark bread * date bread * date-nut bread * dika bread * dole bread * dry bread * egg bread * eggy bread * embread * fairy bread * fancy bread * flat bread, flatbread * focaccia bread * French bread * fried bread * fry bread, frybread * full of bread * garlic bread * gingerbread * gluten bread * God's bread * Graham bread * granary bread * Gyeongju bread * hard bread * hare's bread * have one's bread buttered for life * haver bread * hog's bread * holy bread * horse-bread * Hottentot's bread * household bread * Hwangnam bread * in bad bread * in-bread * inbread * Indian bread * in good bread * Irish soda bread * Italian bread * Jewish rye bread * John's bread * Kaffir bread, kaffir bread * know which side one's bread is buttered on * lava bread, laver bread, laverbread * light bread * limpa bread * liquid bread * loaf bread * loaf of bread * mandel bread * marble rye bread * mealie bread * melon bread * monkey bread, monkey's bread * moulding of cockle bread, moulding of cocklety bread * multigrain bread * native bread * new bread * nut bread * 'od's bread * olive bread * onion bread * pan bread * pilot bread * pita bread, pitta bread * plain bread * pocket bread * potato bread * Pugliese bread * pumpernickel bread * pumpkin bread * raised bread * quick bread * raisin bread * ravel bread, ravelled bread * riddle-bread * Russian black bread * Russian Easter bread * rye bread * sacramental bread * sad bread * Saint John's bread, St John's bread * salt-rising bread * sausage bread * schiacciata bread * science bread * sea bread * Seminole bread * shew-bread, shewbread, show-bread, showbread * ship bread * shortbread * singing bread * skillet bread * skillet corn bread * sliced bread * soda bread * sour bread, sourbread * sourdough bread * sow bread, sow-bread, sowbread * spoon bread, spoonbread * sugar-bread * sunflower bread * Swedish limpa bread * Swedish rye bread * sweet bread * sweetbread * sweetcorn bread * sweet rye bread * swine-bread * take bread and salt * take the bread out of someone's mouth * tea-bread * temse bread, temsed bread * therf-bread * tiger bread * to-bread * twice-baked bread * unleavened bread * Veda bread * wastel bread * wheat bread * white bread * whole-grain bread, wholegrain bread * whole meal bread, whole-meal bread, wholemeal bread * whole wheat bread, whole-wheat bread, wholewheat bread * yeast bread * zatar bread

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to coat with breadcrumbs
  • Derived terms
    * breaded * breading

    See also

    * loaf

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) brede, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Breadth.
  • Derived terms
    *

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) breden, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dialectal) To make broad; spread.
  • (Ray)

    Etymology 4

    Variant of braid, from (etyl) breden, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form in meshes; net.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of embroidery; a braid.
  • Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    man

    English

    Noun

    (men)
  • An adult male human.
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), Henry V , act 4, scene 1:
  • The king is but a man , as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me.
  • *
  • *:“it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  • (lb) All human males collectively: mankind.
  • * 2011 , Eileen Gray and the Design of Sapphic Modernity: Staying In , p.109:
  • Unsurprisingly, if modern man is a sort of camera, modern woman is a picture.
  • A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult.
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), Henry IV, Part 2 , act 4, scene 2:
  • a man cannot make him laugh.
  • * 1611 , Bible (KJV), (w) 12.17:
  • Recompence to no man euill for euill.
  • * (Joseph Addison), Monaco, Genoa, &c. , p.9:
  • A man would expect, in so very ancient a town of Italy, to find some considerable antiquities; but all they have to show of this nature is an old Rostrum of a Roman ship, that stands over the door of their arsenal.
  • * 1991' edition (original: '''1953 ), Darell Huff, ''[//archive.org/details/HowToLieWithStatistics How to Lie with Statistics] , pp.19–20:
  • Similarly, the next time you learn from your reading that the average man (you hear a good deal about him these days, most of it faintly improbable) brushes his teeth 1.02 times a day—a figure I have just made up, but it may be as good as anyone else's – ask yourself a question. How can anyone have found out such a thing? Is a woman who has read in countless advertisements that non-brushers are social offenders going to confess to a stranger that she does not brush her teeth regularly?
  • (lb) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity.
  • * 1647 , Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 10:
  • How did God create man ?
    God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.
  • *
  • A member of the genus Homo'', especially of the species ''Homo sapiens .
  • * 1990 , The Almanac of Science and Technology (ISBN 0151050503), p.68:
  • The evidence suggests that close relatives of early man , in lineages that later became extinct, also were able to use tools.
  • (lb) A sentient being, whether human or supernatural.
  • * A Gest of Robyn Hode'', in the ''Child Ballads :
  • For God is holde a ryghtwys man .
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), Much Ado about Nothing , act 3, scene 5:
  • God's a good man .
  • * 1609 , (Ben Jonson), :
  • Expect: But was the devil a proper man , gossip?
    As fine a gentleman of his inches as ever I saw trusted to the stage, or any where else.
  • An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
  • * 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), :
  • He’s more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house
  • * 2011 , Timothy Shephard, Can We Help Us?: Growing Up Bi-Racial in America (ISBN 1456754610), p.181:
  • I had the opportunity to marry one of them but wasn't mature enough to be a man and marry her and be close to the.
  • Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
  • * 1598 , (Ben Jonson), (Every Man in His Humour)
  • Methought he bare himself in such a fashion, / So full of man , and sweetness in his carriage, /
  • A husband.
  • * Book of Common Prayer :
  • I pronounce that they are man and wife.
  • * 1715 , (Joseph Addison), The Freeholder :
  • In the next place, every wife ought to answer for her man .
  • A lover; a boyfriend.
  • A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing.
  • A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing.
  • A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
  • * 2007 , Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night (ISBN 0778324567), p.553:
  • *:"She's the man for the job."
  • * 2008 , Soccer Dad: A Father, a Son, and a Magic Season (ISBN 160239329X), p.148:
  • Joanie volunteered, of course — if any dirty job is on offer requiring running, she's your man
  • * 2012 , The Island Caper: A Jake Lafferty Action Novel (ISBN 1622951999), p.34:
  • He also owns the only backhoe tractor on Elbow Cay, so whenever anyone needs a cistern dug, he's their man .
  • A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
  • * 1909 , Harper's Weekly , Vol.53, p.iii:
  • When President Roosevelt goes walking in the country about Washington he is always accompanied by two Secret Service men .
  • * 1913 , Robert Herrick, One Woman's Life , p.46:
  • *:"And they're very good people, I assure you — he's a Harvard man ." It was the first time Milly had met on intimate terms a graduate of a large university.
  • An adult male servant. (lb) A vassal. A subject.
  • (old proverb)
  • * William Blackstone:
  • The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he did become his man from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honour.
  • *
  • A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
  • * 1883 , Henry Richter, Chess Simplified! , p.4:
  • The white men' are always put on that side of the board which commences by row I, and the black ' men are placed opposite.
  • (non-gloss definition, Used to refer to oneself or one's group): I, we; (construed in the third person).
  • * 2011 , (Top Boy) :
  • *:Sully: If it weren’t for that snake ... Man wouldn’t even be in this mess right now.
  • Usage notes

    * The most common modern sense of the word is “an adult male human”, not “a generic human” or “humankind”, which explains the awkwardness of the following sentence: *: Man, like other mammals, breastfeeds his young. Nonsexist Language Guideline , the University of New Hampshire. * Nonsexist language advocates recommend the use of human'', ''human being'', ''humankind'' or ''person'', depending on context, instead of ''man .

    Synonyms

    * (adult male human) omi (Polari); see also * See also * See also

    See also

    * the man * boy; male * woman * human

    Derived terms

    * airman * anchor man * bad man * barman * best man * black man * caveman * common man * company man * con man * dead man * dirty old man * Earthman * family man * fireman * foreman * government man * headman * hitman * kept man * lady's man * -man * man among men * manface * manful * manhood * mankind * manly * man of God * man of science * man of the cloth * man of the people * man of the world * man of war * man on * manpower * man's man * mantrap/man-trap/man trap * Marlboro Man * mountain man * old man * overman * policeman * underman * pan man * renaissance man * seaman * see a man about a dog * straight man * straw man * stunt man * strong man * the man * waterman * white man * woman * yes-man

    Verb

    (mann)
  • To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
  • The shipped was manned with a small crew.
  • To take up position in order to operate (something).
  • Man the machine guns!
  • * 1876 , Julian Hawthorne, Saxon Studies :
  • he manned himself heroically
  • To wait on, attend to or escort.
  • To accustom (a hawk or other bird) to the presence of men.
  • Derived terms

    * overman (verb)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Man , that was a great catch!

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