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/bred"boks'/, n.an airtight, or nearly airtight, boxlike container, as of metal or plastic, for storing bread and other baked goods to keep them fresh.[BREAD + BOX]
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Universalium. 2010.
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breadbox — read box n. a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh. Syn: bread bin. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breadbox — [bred′bäks΄] n. a container in which bread, pastry, etc. is put to help keep it fresh … English World dictionary
Breadbox — A breadbox, also called a bread bin, particularly in British English, is a container for storing bread and other baked goods to keep them fresh. They were a common household kitchen item until bread started being made commercially with food… … Wikipedia
breadbox — [[t]bre̱dbɒks[/t]] breadboxes also bread box N COUNT A breadbox is the same as a bread bin. [AM] … English dictionary
breadbox — noun A container for storing bread or other baked goods to keep them fresh … Wiktionary
breadbox — bread|box [ˈbredbɔks US ba:ks] n a ↑bread bin … Dictionary of contemporary English
breadbox — bread|box [ bred,baks ] noun count a container used for storing bread … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
breadbox — n. container or bin for storing bread to keep it fresh … English contemporary dictionary
breadbox — noun (C) AmE a breadbin … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
breadbox — bread•box [[t]ˈbrɛdˌbɒks[/t]] n. cvb an airtight or nearly airtight container for storing bread and other baked goods to keep them fresh … From formal English to slang
