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loaves

loaves
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lohvz]
    • /loʊvz/
    • /ləʊvz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lohvz]
    • /loʊvz/

Definitions of loaves word

  • noun loaves plural of loaf1 . 1
  • noun plural loaves a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top. 1
  • noun plural loaves a shaped or molded mass of food, as of sugar or chopped meat: a veal loaf. 1
  • noun plural loaves British. the rounded head of a cabbage, lettuce, etc. Slang: Older Use. head or brains: Use your loaf. 1
  • noun loaves Bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten. 1
  • noun plural loaves plural of loaf 1
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Origin of loaves

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English lo(o)f, Old English hlāf loaf, bread; cognate with German Laib, Old Norse hleifr, Gothic hlaifs

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Parts of speech for Loaves

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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loaves popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for loaves

verb loaves

  • dallies — Plural form of dally.
  • dreams — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
  • drifts — Plural form of drift.
  • lies — Plural form of lie.
  • slacks — the fine screenings of coal.

noun loaves

  • buns — the buttocks
  • cakes — Plural form of cake.
  • cubes — Plural form of cube.
  • pastries — a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
  • lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
All 11 Synonyms of loaves

Antonyms for loaves

verb loaves

  • dos — any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
  • faces — Plural form of face.
  • rushes — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
  • labors — Plural form of labor.
  • labours — Plural form of labour.
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Related words

  • flatbread

    Also, flatbrod [flat-brohd] /ˈflæt broʊd/ (Show IPA). a thin, waferlike bread, usually rye, baked especially in Scandinavian countries.

  • french bread

    a yeast-raised bread made of dough containing water and distinguished by its thick, well-browned crust, usually made in long, slender, tapered loaves. Compare baguette (def 3).

  • italian bread

    a crusty, yeast-raised bread made without shortening and unsweetened, usually baked in long, thick loaves with tapered ends.

  • loaf

    a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.

  • scrapple

    cornmeal mush mixed with pork scraps, seasoned with onions, spices, herbs, etc., and shaped into loaves and sliced for frying.

  • shewbread

    the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
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