Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A container in which baked goods are stored to maintain their freshness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A container for storing
bread or otherbaked goods to keep them fresh.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a container used to keep bread or cake in
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Examples
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It's called a breadbox on wheels, a glorified golf cart.
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The breadbox is our meeting place, and we spend hours just sitting there talking about what to do, or meeting and going somewheres.
BlogHer 2009
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John Brennan, the president's top counterterrorism adviser, said the packages containing explosives, which he compared in size to a "breadbox," were undergoing forensic analysis, and the inquiry was at an early stage.
The Seattle Times 2010
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If you're short on cabinet space, a breadbox is a great countertop storage solution because it holds a lot but keeps things organized and out of the way. "
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And a box smaller than a breadbox can power a HOME.
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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And a box smaller than a breadbox can power a HOME.
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Once Marcarelli and Williford had settled on the script, Marcarelli and his production company put together the money to make the film "It was less than a million and bigger than a breadbox," Marcarelli says, which they shot in 17 days in Guildford, where Marcarelli still has a house.
Marshall Fine: Interview: Creators talk about gay drama, The Green Marshall Fine 2011
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I stared at the dead plant on the shelf above the breadbox.
Thexth Calib Donigan 2011
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And within that breadth exists both breath and bread, something maybe important, for flash is certainly bigger than a breath and smaller than a breadbox, and the point is what?
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This past decade, as cell phones became smaller than a breadbox, roaming charges started disappearing, and U.S. penetration neared 89%, the long distance charges faded away all together.
RIP: 5 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade | myFiveBest 2009
whichbe commented on the word breadbox
A oddly significant unit of size.
December 19, 2008