breadbasket
/ˈbrɛdˌbæskɪt/
noun
- A basket or container used for holding bread or rolls.
- Pass the breadbasket, please—I'd like another roll.
- She wove a new breadbasket from willow branches.
- The waiter placed a warm breadbasket on the table.
- A region that produces large amounts of grain and other food crops.
- The Midwest is often called the breadbasket of America.
- Ukraine has long been known as the breadbasket of Europe.
- Drought threatened the country's breadbasket this year.
- The stomach or belly (informal).
- After that huge meal, my breadbasket was full.
- He took a punch right in the breadbasket.
- A good breakfast fills your breadbasket for the morning.