sliced bread
Pre-cut bakery product
Sliced bread is bread sold pre-cut into uniform pieces, ready for sandwiches or toast.
The phrase the best thing since sliced bread describes something remarkably useful or innovative—usually with light irony, since sliced bread itself is a modest convenience.
He thinks he's the greatest thing since sliced bread suggests inflated self-regard.
Baked bread shape
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- crustHard outer layer
- crumbsSmall food fragments
- wholegrainUsing entire seed
rye · sourdough · multigrain · pumpernickel · brioche · wheat · yeast · gluten
Standard for comparison
- innovationCreating something original
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- game-changerSomething transforming everything
breakthrough · revolutionary · invention · improvement · progress · milestone · expression · saying
Household provisions closet
- groceriesFood bought at stores
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- householdDomestic unit of residents
everyday · budget · affordable · sustenance · nutrition · diet · breakfast · lunchbox
Needing no preparation
- uniformIdentical throughout
- time-savingReducing required duration
- practicalSuited for real use
- handyUseful and nearby
accessible · quick · ease · simplicity · labor-saving · portion-control · consistent · stackable
loaf
Baked bread shape
wholegrain · rye · sourdough · multigrain · pumpernickel · brioche · wheat · yeast · gluten · preservatives
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- innovationCreating something original
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
game-changer · breakthrough · revolutionary · invention · improvement · progress · milestone · expression · saying · hyperbole
pantry
Household provisions closet
- groceriesFood bought at stores
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
household · everyday · budget · affordable · sustenance · nutrition · diet · breakfast · lunchbox · basic
ready-to-use
Needing no preparation
- uniformIdentical throughout
- time-savingReducing required duration
- practicalSuited for real use
handy · accessible · quick · ease · simplicity · labor-saving · portion-control · consistent · stackable · packaging
deli
Prepared foods shop
- spreadTo distribute widely
- mayonnaiseEmulsified egg-oil spread
- lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
tomato · ham · turkey · cheese · grilled cheese · submarine · panini · toastie · clubhouse · hoagie
- breadbaguette, brioche, ciabatta, focaccia, challah
- breadsbagel, boules, brioche, ciabatta, cornbread
- wheat breadswhole wheat baguette, honey wheat, whole wheat pita, wheat toast, whole wheat bagel
- prison foodcommissary, mess hall, chow hall, spreads, spread
- breakfastpancakes, eggs Benedict, waffles, bacon, French toast
- delipastrami, corned beef, salami, roast beef, turkey breast
sliced breadloaf
Baked bread shape
artisan loaf · boule · baguette · flatbread · bread roll
sliced breadNew Coke
Failed soda reformulation
Betamax · snake oil · vaporware · inconvenience · white elephant
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