sandwich Definition
sand·wich (sand′wic̸h′, san′wic̸h′)
noun
- two or more slices of bread with a filling of meat, fish, cheese, jam, etc. between them: now sometimes used of a single slice of bread covered with meat, gravy, etc.
- anything in a layered arrangement like a sandwich
Etymology: after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-92), said to have eaten these in order not to leave the gaming table for meals
transitive verb
to place or squeeze between two other persons, places, things, materials, etc.
Sandwich Definition
Sand·wich (sand′wic̸h)
sandwich Synonyms
sandwich
n.
Kinds of sandwiches include: hamburger, hamburg, burger*, cheeseburger, wiener, dog*, hot dog*, red hot*, pup*, chili dog, Denver, Western, sloppy Joe, club, Dagwood, tuna fish, ham, chicken, roast beef, bologna, salami, turkey, corned beef, pastrami, ham and egg, cheese, deviled meat, steak, submarine, sub, grinder, lobster roll, clam roll, hero, poorboy, hoagie, bacon and cheese; bacon, lettuce and tomato (BLT); toasted cheese, tomato, egg salad, cucumber, watercress, peanut butter and jelly, jelly, fruit and nut, pinwheel, ribbon, checkerboard, rolled; gyro, Reuben, fajita, taco, burrito, open face.
sandwich Usage Examples
Object
in-between: The engine shed was sandwiched in-between the diverging routes, the latter of which are seen on 30th June 2004.
Converse of object
- toast: They aren't about to start making sub rolls or toasted deli sandwiches just to be different.
- munch: I'm off to relieve myself and munch a cucumber sandwich.
Adjective modifier
- crustless: When I saw the dainty crustless sandwiches served to us at one shower I enquired as to what had happened to the crusts.
- pre-packed: Having your fill More than 240 million pre-packed sandwiches are sold in Britain each year but the ready-made filling market is quickly catching up.
- marmalade: Jeremy has grown up with the marmalade sandwich eating bear thanks to his Mom who designed the first ever Paddington in 1972.
- grilled: And a grilled cheese sandwich bearing the image of the Virgin Mary.
- soggy: Some excellent snorkeling was done and a soggy sandwich provided the gregarious Black Fish with a good meal.
- corned: Next day, Bill Little and a friend took Norman, Russell ( with his corned beef sandwiches ) and myself into the cave.
Modifies a noun
- filling: TIP: Eat spinach leaves raw in salads or add them to sandwich fillings.
- toaster: The best thing we bought, tho, was a sandwich toaster from Tesco.
- tern: The mouth of the Ythan is the best place to see little, arctic, common and sandwich terns and of course Common Eider.
- britney: Sandwich britney spears ' heels of players vegas sculptor Chris Ferguson tony differ substantially from.
- lunch: A sandwich lunch is provided for all full day courses.
Noun used with modifier
- bacon: Like a bacon sandwich, you'll be coming back for more.
- cucumber: A super stylish way to serve cream cakes or cucumber sandwiches!
- ham: There were worse things in my life than whether I was going to have a ham sandwich or baked beans!
- prawn: Apart from spending peanuts on an aging keeper, Ferguson will hardly have enough money to buy a couple of prawn sandwiches.
- tuna: Dearest Jo, About 10 days ago, I put a tuna sandwich in a sad little plastic box to take to work.
- cheese: I think I'll just have a cheese sandwich.
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