sandwich
IPA: sˈændwɪtʃ
noun
- A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.
- (by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
- (UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.
- (archaic) A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, southeastern England, United Kingdom, one of the historic Cinque Ports (OS grid ref TR3258).
- An English habitational surname originating from this town.
- One of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname:
- A city in DeKalb County and Kendall County, Illinois, United States.
- A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.
verb
- (transitive) To place (an item) physically between two other, usually flat, items.
- (transitive, figuratively) To put or set between two other events in time.
- (transitive, sex) To double penetrate.
- (transitive, informal) To feed sandwiches to.
- (intransitive, rare) To eat sandwiches.
adjective
- (US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
Advertisement
Examples of "sandwich" in Sentences
- The sandwich is then buttered and fried.
- Any kind of sandwich of lasagna is good.
- He puts the bait on the sandwich instead.
- The mother thought that he ate the sandwich.
- The pork tenderloin sandwich is a popular state food.
- It is called the Crispy Chicken sandwich in the European market.
- The sandwich is then grilled or fried until the cheese is melted.
- Finally, tomato ketchup may be squirted on the top of the sandwich.
- The sandwiches are identical concoctions of ham, baloney, and turkey.
- For the calorie conscious, konnyaku is sometimes sandwiched in the meat.
Advertisement
Advertisement