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loaf
has definitions from the fields of chemistry,food
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) a shaped mass of baked bread
Synonyms Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Then , a group of eggs is deposited in a cavity in the beebread loaf and the egg compartment is closed . When she succeeds , she usually manages to slip_in unobtrusively , to deposit an egg on a completed loaf of beebread before the bumblebees seal the egg compartment . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)Several sections of a loaf of dark_bread ; butter ; jam ; a tiny cake of ice . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be lazy or idle
Examples "Her son is just bumming around all day" Used in print (Morley Callaghan, A Passion in Rome....)That day they loafed around , just getting the feel of the city . |
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[ verb ] be about
Examples "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square" "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" |
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