Breakfast-of-champions
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- Breakfast-tea
noun Usage Note Historical Examples Man and Maid E. (Edith) Nesbit The New North Agnes Deans Cameron The Century Cook Book Mary Ronald The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book Victor Hirtzler The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Helen Campbell The Truth About America Edward Money The Adventure Club Afloat Ralph Henry Barbour Household Papers […]
- Breakfasted
the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m. the food eaten at the first meal of the day: a breakfast of bacon and eggs. to eat breakfast: He breakfasted on bacon and eggs. to supply with breakfast: We breakfasted the author in the finest restaurant. Historical Examples […]
- Breaking
Phonology. the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong, especially in certain environments, as, in Old English, the change of a vowel to a diphthong under the influence of a following consonant or combination of consonants, as the change of -a- to -ea- and of -e- to -eo- before preconsonantal r or l and […]
- Breaking-and-entering
forcible entry into the home or office of another. noun (formerly) the gaining of unauthorized access to a building with intent to commit a crime or, having committed the crime, the breaking out of the building