Sandwich
noun
A type of food, typically made from two slices of bread with something such as meat, cheese, or vegetables in between.
I had a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch.
Often appears as...
- cheese sandwich
- ham sandwich
verb
To put something in between two other things.
He sandwiched the report between two other documents.
Often appears as...
- sandwich between
- sandwich in
noun
In UK law, a kind of short lease.
The tenant held the property under a sandwich lease.
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Technical
noun
In nature, a small lunar near-earth asteroid, companion of the Earth.
The lunar asteroid 3753 Cruithne is also known as Earth's sandwich.
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Academic
noun
In sports, specifically golf, a kind of golf club used in sand traps.
He took his sandwich club out of the bag to get out of the sandtrap.
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noun
A type of food, typically made from two slices of bread with something such as meat, cheese, or vegetables in between.
I had a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch.
Often appears as...
- cheese sandwich
- ham sandwich
verb
To put something in between two other things.
He sandwiched the report between two other documents.
Often appears as...
- sandwich between
- sandwich in
noun
In UK law, a kind of short lease.
The tenant held the property under a sandwich lease.
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
In nature, a small lunar near-earth asteroid, companion of the Earth.
The lunar asteroid 3753 Cruithne is also known as Earth's sandwich.
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
In sports, specifically golf, a kind of golf club used in sand traps.
He took his sandwich club out of the bag to get out of the sandtrap.
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Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural staple
The sandwich is a common food in many cultures, often eaten for lunch or a quick meal.
Sandwiches are popular at picnics.
Pro Tip 2/3Variety of fillings
A sandwich can have a wide range of fillings, not limited to the examples given.
She loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Pro Tip 3/3Open-faced variant
Open-faced sandwiches have toppings on one slice of bread without a top slice.
He ordered an open-faced roast beef sandwich.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural staple
The sandwich is a common food in many cultures, often eaten for lunch or a quick meal.
Sandwiches are popular at picnics.
Pro Tip 2/3Variety of fillings
A sandwich can have a wide range of fillings, not limited to the examples given.
She loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Pro Tip 3/3Open-faced variant
Open-faced sandwiches have toppings on one slice of bread without a top slice.
He ordered an open-faced roast beef sandwich.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural staple
The sandwich is a common food in many cultures, often eaten for lunch or a quick meal.
Sandwiches are popular at picnics.
Pro Tip 2/3Variety of fillings
A sandwich can have a wide range of fillings, not limited to the examples given.
She loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Pro Tip 3/3Open-faced variant
Open-faced sandwiches have toppings on one slice of bread without a top slice.
He ordered an open-faced roast beef sandwich.
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Video examples
Making the impossible...
something to eat let's everybody chip in a buck everybody put a buck and a hat and let's go buy the guy's sandwich now we've helped one person but maybe we put in a couple bucks now we can buy a couple sandwiches more sandwiches for people and that's how it starts to spread you help one person and then it starts to spread them many so the lens
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Poverty isn't a lack of...
when you've got too much to do, or when you've put off breaking for lunch and your blood sugar takes a dive. This narrows your focus to your immediate lack -- to the sandwich you've got to have now, the meeting that's starting in five minutes or the bills that have to be paid tomorrow.
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Leonard Susskind: My...
The students went there in advance, and arranged that they'd all order Feynman sandwiches. One after another, they came in and ordered Feynman sandwiches. Feynman loved this story. He told me this story, and he was really happy and laughing. When he finished the story, I said to him,
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How generational...
This is the smallest generation, sandwiched between boomers and the big millennials. More parents were divorced in this generation than any generation prior. They also were the first generation to tell us about work-life balance, and the first to really ask for that in the workplace.
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What is love? - Brad...
Some are all-encompassing. It conquers all. It's all you need. It's all there is. These are all comparisons, though, ways of defining it by contrast, by saying it's more important than all other things, but is it? Sure, love matters more than your standard turkey sandwich,
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Molly Crockett: Beware...
I'm a neuroscientist, and I study decision-making. I do experiments to test how different chemicals in the brain influence the choices we make. I'm here to tell you the secret to successful a cheese sandwich. That's right. According to scientists, a cheese sandwich
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Does the Colour of Food...
sandwich ball first and now there are other birds joining him as if by magic they're in our birds joining him 30 seconds from arriving at the table it tried the unfamiliar food a bold risk that paid off but there's something else
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Barry Clifford: Pirate...
important and in a few minutes here so we we went out to the site we were bringing up bags of treasure here's a bag and in the bag there were these chunks of gold this is a Spanish bar it would be as long as a small sandwich sub
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How to make hard choices...
and all from the comfort of an armchair. But I came from a modest immigrant family where my idea of luxury was having a pork tongue and jelly sandwich in my school lunchbox, so the thought of spending my whole life
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Go Ahead, Dream About...
and it's like my imagination is two pieces of bread in a research sandwich. So as a storyteller, first and foremost, I try to live in the world through the eyes of my characters
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Making the impossible...
something to eat let's everybody chip in a buck everybody put a buck and a hat and let's go buy the guy's sandwich now we've helped one person but maybe we put in a couple bucks now we can buy a couple sandwiches more sandwiches for people and that's how it starts to spread you help one person and then it starts to spread them many so the lens
Video examples
Poverty isn't a lack of...
when you've got too much to do, or when you've put off breaking for lunch and your blood sugar takes a dive. This narrows your focus to your immediate lack -- to the sandwich you've got to have now, the meeting that's starting in five minutes or the bills that have to be paid tomorrow.
Video examples
Leonard Susskind: My...
The students went there in advance, and arranged that they'd all order Feynman sandwiches. One after another, they came in and ordered Feynman sandwiches. Feynman loved this story. He told me this story, and he was really happy and laughing. When he finished the story, I said to him,
Video examples
How generational...
This is the smallest generation, sandwiched between boomers and the big millennials. More parents were divorced in this generation than any generation prior. They also were the first generation to tell us about work-life balance, and the first to really ask for that in the workplace.
Video examples
What is love? - Brad...
Some are all-encompassing. It conquers all. It's all you need. It's all there is. These are all comparisons, though, ways of defining it by contrast, by saying it's more important than all other things, but is it? Sure, love matters more than your standard turkey sandwich,
Video examples
Molly Crockett: Beware...
I'm a neuroscientist, and I study decision-making. I do experiments to test how different chemicals in the brain influence the choices we make. I'm here to tell you the secret to successful a cheese sandwich. That's right. According to scientists, a cheese sandwich
Video examples
Does the Colour of Food...
sandwich ball first and now there are other birds joining him as if by magic they're in our birds joining him 30 seconds from arriving at the table it tried the unfamiliar food a bold risk that paid off but there's something else
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Barry Clifford: Pirate...
important and in a few minutes here so we we went out to the site we were bringing up bags of treasure here's a bag and in the bag there were these chunks of gold this is a Spanish bar it would be as long as a small sandwich sub
Video examples
How to make hard choices...
and all from the comfort of an armchair. But I came from a modest immigrant family where my idea of luxury was having a pork tongue and jelly sandwich in my school lunchbox, so the thought of spending my whole life
Video examples
Go Ahead, Dream About...
and it's like my imagination is two pieces of bread in a research sandwich. So as a storyteller, first and foremost, I try to live in the world through the eyes of my characters
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Quote examples
Natasha Leggero
American Actress
Pop culture, it's crazy. There's all this violence in video games. In 'Call of Duty,' people are literally just blowing other people up. Hey, let's protect your country from your couch while eating your sandwich.
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Fred DeLuca
American Businessman
If someone wants to eat healthy, they can do that and get the sandwich exactly right. I'm so pleased we're able to influence so many people and their eating habits.
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Yvette Mimieux
American Actress
I decided I didn't want to have a totally public life. When the fan magazines started wanting to take pictures of me making sandwiches for my husband, I said no.
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Victoria Wood
British Comedian
Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.
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Keanu Reeves
Canadian Actor
But, you know, it's still a drag to get your picture taken when you're eating a sandwich. It's a downer.
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
American Politician
It has been well said that a hungry man is more interested in four sandwiches than four freedoms.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
I'm not a sandwich store that only sells turkey sandwiches. I sell a lot of different things.
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Paul Lynde
American Comedian
Sandwiches are wonderful. You don't need a spoon or a plate!
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James Beard
American Author
Too few people understand a really good sandwich.
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Torrey DeVitto
American Actress
I love salads and vegetable sandwiches.
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Natasha Leggero
American Actress
Pop culture, it's crazy. There's all this violence in video games. In 'Call of Duty,' people are literally just blowing other people up. Hey, let's protect your country from your couch while eating your sandwich.
Quote examples
Fred DeLuca
American Businessman
If someone wants to eat healthy, they can do that and get the sandwich exactly right. I'm so pleased we're able to influence so many people and their eating habits.
Quote examples
Yvette Mimieux
American Actress
I decided I didn't want to have a totally public life. When the fan magazines started wanting to take pictures of me making sandwiches for my husband, I said no.
Quote examples
Victoria Wood
British Comedian
Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.
Quote examples
Keanu Reeves
Canadian Actor
But, you know, it's still a drag to get your picture taken when you're eating a sandwich. It's a downer.
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
American Politician
It has been well said that a hungry man is more interested in four sandwiches than four freedoms.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
I'm not a sandwich store that only sells turkey sandwiches. I sell a lot of different things.
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Paul Lynde
American Comedian
Sandwiches are wonderful. You don't need a spoon or a plate!
Quote examples
James Beard
American Author
Too few people understand a really good sandwich.
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Torrey DeVitto
American Actress
I love salads and vegetable sandwiches.
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