doughnut
(doʊnʌt )
Word forms: doughnuts regional note: in AM, also use donut
countable noun
A doughnut is a bread-like cake made from sweet dough that has been cooked in hot fat.
That ring doughnuts are less fattening might seem counterintuitive.
Image of doughnut
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Collocations:
doughnut shape doughnut shop eat a doughnut
Choose from single-point or stereo sound and between one and four speakers, or slot four together in a doughnut shape for 360-degree broadcasting.
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The house forms a square doughnut shape due to a central exterior atrium.
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Each of the 3 holes have one post each to create the hole for the doughnut shape.
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To make pompoms, cut two doughnut shapes in card.
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A doughnut shaped main charge surrounds a central booster charge.
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People camped out overnight for the opening of a doughnut shop in Bath.
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More unusual future careers include being a superhero, doughnut shop worker and working in a dinosaur museum, the poll found.
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A doughnut shop at dusk, with the evening star above it, set in a flawless blue.
EVERVILLE (2001)
The world isn't going to end if you eat a doughnut or if your tomatoes come from a less than impeccable source.
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By the end of next week an app will send a text alert every time you eat a doughnut.
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When attempting to flick through books while eating a doughnut and sipping on a soft drink, this user was subjected to reproachful looks from onlookers.
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Translations:
Chinese: 炸面圈
Japanese: ドーナツ
- shoal
- shock
- shock absorber
- shock-absorber
- shock absorption
- shock departure
- shocked
- shocked expression
- shocked reaction
- shocker
- shock factor
- shock horror
- shocking
- shocking admission
- shocking allegation
- shocking aspect
- shocking conclusion
- shocking defeat
- shocking discovery
- shocking event
- shocking image
- shocking incident
- shocking lack of
- shocking loss
- shockingly