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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A container in which baked goods are stored to maintain their freshness.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A container for storing bread or other baked goods to keep them fresh.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a container used to keep bread or cake in

Examples

  • “It's called a breadbox on wheels, a glorified golf cart.”

    CNN Transcript May 17, 2008

  • “The breadbox is our meeting place, and we spend hours just sitting there talking about what to do, or meeting and going somewheres.”

    BlogHer

  • “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

  • “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. ”

    Epicurious.com: New Recipes

  • “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.”

    The Huffington Post: Marshall Fine: Interview: Creators talk about gay drama, The Green

  • “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?”

    Six Things Your Flash Desires

  • “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

  • “And a box smaller than a breadbox can power a HOME.”

    Archive 2010-02-01

  • “I stared at the dead plant on the shelf above the breadbox.”

    Fictionaut: Thexth

  • “The CIA grad first transformed nutty wheat into fat, salt-topped focaccia at Chestnut and dreams of applying artisanal, back-to-basics foodstuffs far beyond the breadbox.”

    December « 2009 « bindu wiles

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  • whichbe A oddly significant unit of size. Dec 18, 2008

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