Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
Used in a Sentence
loaves
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for loaves.
Editorial note
Bring in a few loaves of bread, jars of peanut butter, and jars of jelly, with a few utensils.
Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of loaves gathered in one view.
A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut.
(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for loaves.
noun
Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
noun
A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut.
noun
(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
noun
(informal, slang) A catloaf.
Example sentences
Bring in a few loaves of bread, jars of peanut butter, and jars of jelly, with a few utensils.
Well, to me wands are sticks of wood that are used for magic and baguettes are loaves of bread.
The same would be true for another tyrant who feeds his enslaved population two loaves of bread a day.
In the tradition of silly names for things, I propose we call these new 2 rack height, one third rack width boxes loaves, after loaves of bread stacked upon each other.
You can of course get the old basic sandwich bread in cheap loaves...$2-$3.
The idea of people walking around waving loaves of bread is funny.
You can only buy loaves of bread that are $4.00 or more.
Apart from the soon-to-expire food specials, there was also loaves of white bread for 20p, 2l lemonade for 19p, and rather cheap tinned food.
In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.
Cut a piece and cut it in half; there, half a sandwich (assuming your bread maker spits out loaves with a square cross section).
Are there more cars, iphones, loaves of bread, new medical technologies?
Now you have enough money to buy 6 loaves of bread.
Quote examples
"In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread." Besides the selective enforcement of laws, most laws themselves discriminate against the poor.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use loaves in a sentence?
Bring in a few loaves of bread, jars of peanut butter, and jars of jelly, with a few utensils.
What does loaves mean?
Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
What part of speech is loaves?
loaves is commonly used as noun.