doughnuts

Glazed breakfast pastries

Doughnuts are sweet fried cakes, typically ring-shaped with a hole in the center, though filled varieties are solid.

The hole allows even cooking and has become iconic—doughnut hole names both the missing center and the small round pastries made from that dough.

In automotive slang, to do doughnuts is to spin a car in tight circles, leaving circular tire marks.

Also spelled donut.

sweet

glaze

Thin lustrous coating

sugar · vanilla · caramel · maple · icing · powdered · jelly · custard · honey · cinnamon

shape

ring

Closed curve shape

  • holeAbsence in matter
  • torusDoughnut-shaped solid
  • roundCurved like circle

wheel · loop · disc · twist · cruller · old-fashioned · toroidal · munchkin · center · circular

fried

oil

Slippery viscous fluid

fritters · churros · beignets · yeast · proofing · rising · bubbles · grease · drain · tongs

breakfast

coffee

Brewed bean beverage

  • mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
  • baconCured smoked pork
  • bagelsDense ring-shaped rolls

muffins · croissants · pastry · tea · milk · juice · toast · cereal · pancakes · waffles

shops

Dunkin

Fast-food coffee franchise

fresh · drive-thru · baker · counter · tray · selection · artisan

indulgent

treat

Something pleasantly special

satisfying · temptation · snack · dessert · reward · celebration · delight · dozen

Categories
Opposites
food category/type

doughnutsbagels

Dense ring-shaped rolls

vegetables · salad · rice cakes · bread · crackers

health/nutrition

doughnutskale

Loose-leafed cabbage relative

celery · health food · salad · whole grains · quinoa

culinary sophistication

doughnutspetit fours

Tiny ornate French confections

macarons · haute cuisine · soufflé · crème brûlée · tasting menu

Phrases
Family

doughnut

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G