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bread (BRED) (noun)
A baked food made of flour or meal: Cheri just took a loaf of pumpernickel bread from the oven.
bred (BRED) (verb)
1. To bring forth offspring or babies: The horticulturalist, Jewel, bred a new strain of flowers in her garden and took them to the fair.
2. Having caused to reproduce; especially, by controlled mating and selection: The farmer took his cow to his neighbor's bull where she was bred in hopes that a new calf would be born in the spring.
3. To train or to inspire good manners: The teacher worked hard and her students indicated that they had been properly bred by using good manners when they went to the concert.
2. Having caused to reproduce; especially, by controlled mating and selection: The farmer took his cow to his neighbor's bull where she was bred in hopes that a new calf would be born in the spring.
3. To train or to inspire good manners: The teacher worked hard and her students indicated that they had been properly bred by using good manners when they went to the concert.
The farmer worked with the genetics department of the university and bred a new strain of wheat which was excellent for making bread.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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