breadcrumbsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈbred.krʌmz/us/ˈbred.krʌmz/breadcrumbs noun [ plural ] (dried bread)
very small pieces of dried bread, especially used in cooking:
Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the mixture before baking.
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Bread
- bagel
- baguette
- bannock
- bap
- barm cake
- chupatti
- ciabatta
- cob
- corn bread
- cottage loaf
- garlic bread
- Granary Bread
- hallah
- hot cross bun
- loaf
- poppadom
- pumpernickel
- roti
- rye bread
- staff
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breadcrumbs noun [ plural ] (on a website)
specialized also breadcrumb trail internet & telecoms pieces of information, often separated by the sign <, shown at the top of a website to help you find your way around the site by providing links to the last pages you looked at:
Breadcrumbs come in handy to show a navigation trail for users clicking through a site.