HyperDic: staff_of_life

English > 1 sense of the expression staff of life:
NOUNfoodstaff of life, bread, breadstufffood made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
English > staff of life: 1 sense > noun 1, food
MeaningFood made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked.
Synonymsbread, breadstuff
Part ofsandwichTwo (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
NarrowerEnglish muffinRound, raised muffin cooked on a griddle
HostA technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
anadama breadA yeast-raised bread made of white flour and cornmeal and molasses
bapA small loaf or roll of soft bread
barmbrackA rich currant / currant cake or bun
breadstick, bread-stickA crisp stick-shaped roll
brown bread, Boston brown breaddark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water
bun, rollsmall rounded bread either plain or sweet
caraway seed breadbread containing caraway seeds
challah, hallah(Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast
cinnamon breadbread flavored with cinnamon often containing raisins
cracked-wheat breadbread made with cracked wheat that has been ground fine
crackerA thin crisp wafer made of flour and water / water with or without leavening and shortening
croutonA small piece of toasted or fried bread
dark bread, whole wheat bread, whole meal bread, brown breadbread made with whole wheat flour
flatbreadAny of various breads made from usually unleavened dough
garlic breadFrench or Italian bread sliced and spread with garlic butter then crisped in the oven
gluten breadbread made with gluten flour
loaf of bread, loafA shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
matzo, matzoh, matzah, unleavened breadbrittle flat bread eaten at Passover
nan, naanleavened bread baked in a clay oven in India
onion breadbread containing finely minced onions
quick breadbreads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking
raisin breadbread containing raisins
rye breadAny of various breads made entirely / entirely or partly with rye flour
salt-rising breadwhite wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp
simnelA crisp bread of fine white flour
sour bread, sourdough breadmade with a starter of a small amount of dough in which fermentation is active
toastSlices of bread that have been toasted
waferThin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)
white bread, light breadbread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat flour
Broaderbaked goodsFoods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven
starchesFoodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)
Substancesflourfine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
Spanishpan
Catalanpa, Pa

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