- cut bread into slices
- slice bread, cut bread into thin pieces
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
bread — [ bred ] noun uncount *** 1. ) a common food made from flour, water, and usually YEAST (=a substance that makes the bread grow larger). Bread is usually sold in a large piece called a loaf or made into smaller pieces called rolls. You usually cut … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut — [c]/kʌt / (say kut) verb (cut, cutting) –verb (t) 1. to penetrate, with or as with a sharp edged instrument: he cut his finger. 2. to strike sharply, as with a whip. 3. to wound severely the feelings of. 4. to divide, with or as with a sharp… …
bread */*/*/ — UK [bred] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a common food made from flour, water, and usually yeast (= a substance that makes the bread grow larger). Bread is usually sold in a large piece called a loaf or made into smaller pieces called rolls. You… … English dictionary
cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hole/opening made by cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, neat ▪ little, small ▪ long ▪ straight … Collocations dictionary
sliced bread — UK [ˌslaɪst ˈbred] US noun [uncountable] bread that is cut into slices before it is sold Thesaurus: types of breadhyponym types of food or drinkhypernym Phrases: best thing since sliced bread ▪ greatest thing since sliced brea … Useful english dictionary
sliced bread — n [U] 1.) bread that is sold already cut into slices 2.) the best/greatest thing since sliced bread informal used humorously to say that something new is very helpful, useful etc ▪ He reckons his new mobile phone is the best thing since sliced… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sliced bread — [ ,slaıst bred ] noun uncount bread that is cut into slices before it is sold the best/greatest thing since sliced bread SPOKEN someone or something that you think is excellent and very useful or helpful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sliced bread — noun (U) 1 bread that is sold already cut into slices 2 the best thing since sliced bread informal to be new and very helpful, useful etc: He reckons his new word processor is the best thing since sliced bread … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sliced bread — UK [ˌslaɪst ˈbred] / US noun [uncountable] bread that is cut into slices before it is sold • the best/greatest thing since sliced bread spoken a person or thing that someone thinks is excellent or likes very much Jack thinks he s the best thing… … English dictionary