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Word List: Breakfast
- breakfast [ˈbɹɛkfəst]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning
- Example:
- We serve breakfast all day.
- have breakfast
(Chunk) - Example:
- Usually, we have breakfast at 8 am in the morning.
- bread [brɛd]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a food made by baking dough made from cereals
- Example:
- Can I have a slice of bread with peanut butter?
- loaf of bread
(Chunk) - Example:
- She bought two loaves of bread at the bakery.
- slice of bread
(Chunk) - Example:
- I'm not that hungry, I'll only have a slice of bread.
- toast [təʊst]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- toasted bread
- Example:
- I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.
- croissant, croissants [kɹwɒˈsɑ̃]
(noun) - Definition:
- a flaky roll or pastry in the form of a crescent
- Example:
- For breakfast, they prefer a cup of coffee and a croissant.
- Synonym(s):crescent roll
- butter [ˈbʌtəɹ]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk)
- Example:
- A slice of bread with butter is my favourite.
- cheese [tʃiːz]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk
- Example:
- Would you like cheese on your pizza?
- egg, eggs [ɛg]
(noun) - Definition:
- an approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals housing the embryo during its development; especially the egg of a domestic fowl as an item of food
- Example:
- I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.
- hard-boiled
(adjective) - Definition:
- cooked to a solid consistency
- Example:
- Would you like hard-boiled eggs for breakfast?
- soft-boiled
(adjective) - Definition:
- cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny
- Example:
- Do you prefer soft-boiled eggs or hard-boiled eggs?
- fried egg, fried eggs
(noun) - Definition:
- an egg that has been shallow-fried on one or both sides, often in butter, with an unbroken yolk
- Example:
- Julia only likes fried eggs, she doesn't eat them any other way.
- scrambled eggs
(noun plural form) - Definition:
- a dish made by beating and frying eggs, sometimes mixed with milk
- Example:
- Would you like fried eggs or scrambled eggs?
- bacon [ˈbeɪkn̩]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a cut of meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig particularly, or sometimes other animals
- Example:
- The BLT sandwich has bacon on it.
- sausage, sausages [ˈsɒsɪdʒ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a cylindrical casing
- Example:
- Can you get some sausages for our barbecue tonight?
- ham [hæm]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the meat from the thigh and buttock of any animal
- Example:
- How about a ham and cheese sandwich?
- sandwich, sandwiches [ˈsændwɪʧ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a snack formed of various ingredients between two slices of bread
- Example:
- No onions on my sandwich, please!
- marmalade [ˈmɑː(ɹ)m.ə.leɪd]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- citrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by being made slightly bitter by the addition of the peel and by partial caramelisation during manufacture
- Example:
- There's no marmalade left for breakfast tomorrow.
- honey ['hʌni]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods
- Example:
- Instead of sugar, John likes to sweeten his tea with honey.
- roll, rolls [rəʊl]
(noun) - Definition:
- a kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself
- Example:
- Mum, can you make us some chicken rolls for lunch?
- Homophone(s):role
- cereal, cereals [ˈsɪəɹiːəɫ]
(noun) - Definition:
- food made from a type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) that is cultivated for its edible grains, often eaten with milk
- Example:
- Which cereal would you like for breakfast?
- Homophone(s):serial
- corn flakes
(noun plural form) - Definition:
- a breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of maize
- Example:
- The kids love all kinds of cereal except for corn flakes.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/private-life/food/meals/breakfast/
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