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bread·box

 (brĕd′bŏks′)
n.
A container in which baked goods are stored to maintain their freshness.
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breadbox

(ˈbrɛdbɒks)
n
US a household container for bread, usually quite small
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bread•box

(ˈbrɛdˌbɒks)

n.
an airtight or nearly airtight container for storing bread and other baked goods to keep them fresh.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.breadbox - a container used to keep bread or cake inbreadbox - a container used to keep bread or cake in
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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Translations
chlebník
brødkasse
leipälaatikko
posuda za kruh
パンケース
빵 상자
brödburk
ที่เก็บขนมปัง
thùng bánh mì

breadbox

[ˈbrɛdbɒks] n (US) (gen)boîte f à pain; (larger)huche f à pain
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

breadbox

[ˈbrɛdˌbɒks] n (Am) → cassetta f portapane inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

breadbox

خِزانَة الخُبْز chlebník brødkasse Brotkasten ψωμιέρα panera leipälaatikko huche à pain posuda za kruh portapane パンケース 빵 상자 broodtrommel brødboks chlebak caixa de metal ou madeira para guardar pão, caixa do pão хлебница brödburk ที่เก็บขนมปัง ekmek kutusu thùng bánh mì 面包桶
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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