LOAF OF BREAD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

Synonyms:

loaf; loaf of bread

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("loaf of bread" is a kind of...):

bread; breadstuff; staff of life (food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked)

Meronyms (parts of "loaf of bread"):

heel (one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loaf of bread"):

French loaf (a loaf of French bread)

meat loaf; meatloaf (a baked loaf of ground meat)