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| bread |
Bread is a food that is usually made with flour, water, and oil. Other things are sometimes added too. Everything is mixed together to make something called dough. The dough is put in a pan and baked in an oven. We use bread for sandwiches, toast, and other things to eat. [1/2 definitions] |
| butter |
Butter is a soft food that we often put on bread, toast, or potatoes. Butter is a product made from milk. Actually, it is the fat from the cream that is part of cow's milk. In the United States, butter is usually yellow. We spread butter on food, but butter is also used for cooking and baking. [1/3 definitions] |
| every other |
If you have toast for breakfast every other day, then maybe you have toast on Monday but not Tuesday, and then on Wednesday but not Thursday, and so on. If the students sit in every other chair in the auditorium, then there is an empty chair between each of the students. |
| jam2 |
Jam is something sweet that is made with small bits of fruit and sugar. It comes in a jar, and we often put it on bread and toast. |
| jelly |
a soft food made from fruit juice and sugar. It is usually spread on bread or toast. [1/2 definitions] |
| spread |
If butter spreads easily, it is easy to make it cover a whole piece of toast. [1/9 definitions] |
| toast1 |
Toast is a piece of bread that has been heated until it becomes brown. [2 definitions] |
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