bread crumbs

Crispy breading bits

Bread crumbs are small fragments of bread, either fresh or dried and processed.

They're used as coating for fried foods, as a binder in meatloaf or meatballs, or as a topping that crisps when baked: Sprinkle bread crumbs over the casserole.

In computing, breadcrumbs are a navigation trail showing your path through a website: The breadcrumbs showed Home > Products > Electronics.

Also spelled breadcrumbs.

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Categories
Opposites
size/wholeness

bread crumbsloaf of bread

Baked wheat mass, whole

bread loaf · baguette · boule

processing state

bread crumbsflour

Milled grain powder

whole wheat · wheat berries · whole grains

METAPHORICAL GUIDANCE (navigation/trail)

bread crumbsdirect path

Straight line between points

GPS navigation

Family

breadcrumbs, breadcrumb

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G