dinner roll

Table bread portion

A dinner roll is a small, soft bread served alongside a meal, typically at dinner.

Rolls are meant to be eaten individually—torn apart and buttered, or used to soak up gravy.

She passed the basket of warm dinner rolls around the table.

buttered

butter

Solid fat from cream

  • spreadTo distribute widely
  • meltedMade liquid by warmth
  • warmModerately heated, or friendly

golden · salted · whipped butter · garlic butter · honey butter · compound butter · slathered · dripping · glistening

baking

yeast

Fermenting fungus

  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
  • flourMilled grain powder
  • ovenEnclosed cooking chamber

proofing · kneading · risen · golden · crust · gluten · bakery · homemade · batch · sheet pan

texture

fluffy

Soft and light-textured

  • softYielding to touch
  • pillowySoft and cushioned
  • lightVisible electromagnetic radiation

airy · tender · springy · crusty · chewy · dense · moist · elastic · puffy · plump

bread-types

brioche

Enriched French bread

pull-apart · slider bun

mealtime

bread basket

Container for dinner rolls

holiday · feast · potluck · gathering · family · restaurant · steakhouse · buffet · banquet · thanksgiving

Categories
Opposites
bread size and format

dinner rollsandwich loaf

Bread shaped for uniform slices

loaf of bread · bread loaf · sliced bread · baguette · boule

meal association

dinner rollbreakfast pastry

Baked morning snack

morning bun · toast

Family

roll, dinner, rolled, dine, rolling, diner, roller, dining, rolls

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G