bread

Universal Words noun [U] 1 a type of food made from flour, water and usually YEAST mixed together and baked: a loaf / slice / piece of bread * white / brown / wholemeal bread seealsoCRISPBREAD, FRENCHBREAD, GINGERBREAD 2 (old-fashioned, slang) money IDIOMS take the bread out of sb's mouth to take away sb's job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live moreatDAILYadj., KNOWv., THING