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breadbox

/ˈbɹɛd.bɒks/US/ˈbɹɛd.bɑks/

breadbox noun: a container for storing bread and other baked goods to keep them fresh.

Noun

breadbox (plural breadboxes)

  1. A container for storing bread and other baked goods to keep them fresh.
    Synonyms:
    bread bin
  2. (slang) A Commodore 64 computer.
    • We had a computer at school, a Commodore 64. The thing had hardly any memory, not even one thousandth of an mp3-player kids use nowadays. To load a game you had to insert a cassette which transmitted a code by means of an endless series of beeps to a brown case we called "the bread box".2010, Barry Voeten, Colourcash, page 14
    • That's why he gave him a Commodore 64 in 1983. […] Nick […] had converted his cupboards so that the shelf in which the bread box was located could be pulled out a little. So the head was nicely in line with the TV.2020, Holger Weßling, Impossible Mission I & II - The Official Guide

breadbox meaning in Marathi and Persian

breadbox in Marathi

a container for storing bread
ब्रेडबॉक्स breḍbŏksa

breadbox in Persian

a container for storing bread
تبنگو tabangu, جانونی jânuni

Synonyms of breadbox

Forms of breadbox

pluralbreadboxes
alternative formbread box
alternative formbread-box

Origin of breadbox

From bread + box.

Words that rhyme with breadbox

23 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about breadbox

What does breadbox mean?
Breadbox means a container for storing bread and other baked goods to keep them fresh.
What is breadbox in Marathi?
Breadbox in Marathi is ब्रेडबॉक्स (breḍbŏksa). See Breadbox meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is breadbox?
Breadbox is a noun.
How do you pronounce breadbox?
Breadbox is pronounced /ˈbɹɛd.bɒks/ (UK).
What is the plural of breadbox?
The plural of breadbox is breadboxes.

Words near breadbox in the dictionary

  1. breadboard
  2. breadboardable
  3. breadboarded
  4. breadboarding
  5. breadboards
  6. breadbox
  7. breadboxes
  8. breadcake
  9. breadcakes
  10. breadcorn
  11. breadcraft

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