breakfast
the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
the food eaten at the first meal of the day: a breakfast of bacon and eggs.
to eat breakfast: He breakfasted on bacon and eggs.
to supply with breakfast: We breakfasted the author in the finest restaurant.
Origin of breakfast
1Other words from breakfast
- break·fast·er, noun
- break·fast·less, adjective
- post·break·fast, adjective
Words Nearby breakfast
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How to use breakfast in a sentence
My husband will eat his breakfast during the class if he didn't have a chance before, during the segment where the instructor is talking.
Miss Manners: Practice saying ‘I’ve got it, thanks’ | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostThe patients at the sanitarium loved it, and soon Corn Flakes would take over the entire country, changing the way America eats breakfast.
The Strange Origin of Corn Flakes: Listen to ‘The Food That Built America’ | Sean Braswell | February 11, 2021 | OzyIf you’re on your own, or you favor small breakfasts, a two-slot toaster might serve you well.
Best toaster: Get perfectly golden slices every time | PopSci Commerce Team | February 10, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe quesadillas, above, have a similar protein-fat-carbs ratio to the breakfast burritos, making them a well-balanced choice for a midday ski meal.
There’d still be cappuccino and cornetto at the bar for breakfast, and, for lunch, plenty of pappardelle al ragù di cinghiale.
Bitcoin, stocks and crude take off as the markets brace for a wave of stimulus checks | Bernhard Warner | February 8, 2021 | Fortune
There were stomachs, taut and flat, but also undulating bellies, soft and bloated from the breakfast buffet.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHow do you push yourself to be better when you get an Oscar for buying breakfast in the morning?
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange | Marlow Stern | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor Paul, the thrill of breakfast with the Reverend, may be giving way to the taste of burnt toast.
But I live near really smart, thoughtful people who take writing very seriously, and I can meet them for breakfast and talk books.
The Veteran Who Took Home the National Book Award | Jacob Siegel | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne hundred meters from the entrance to the Korengal we stop for breakfast.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut she told Grandfather Mole that it was all right—that she knew a person of his age ought not to go without his breakfast.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyMr. Orgreave, having taken Clayhanger to the front door, did not return immediately into the breakfast-room.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettOn the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettThe wedding breakfast very much resembled the similar festivities at which most of us have assisted.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsAfter breakfast I hurried off to the station, where I met the others, everybody being in the highest spirits.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
British Dictionary definitions for breakfast
/ (ˈbrɛkfəst) /
the first meal of the day
(as modifier): breakfast cereal; a breakfast room
the food at this meal
(in the Caribbean) a midday meal
to eat or supply with breakfast
Origin of breakfast
1Derived forms of breakfast
- breakfaster, noun
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