26984 words

sandwich

4 definitions • 9 examples
1
two pieces of bread with food such as cheese, salad, or meat between them :

Examples:

a tuna/ham sandwich
a toasted sandwich
a sandwich bar/box
sandwich fillings
2
a cake consisting of two thin, round layers with a filling such as cream between them:

Examples:

a jam and cream sandwich
a Victoria sandwich
3
slices or pieces of meat, cheese, salads, etc., put between two pieces of bread that are held together by the person who picks them up when ready to eat:

Examples:

a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich
My kids always eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.
4
to put something or someone in a small space between two other, usually bigger, things or people:

Examples:

She lived in a skinny Victorian house sandwiched between two brownstones in Cambridge.

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