doughnut

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doughnut

A child picks a glazed doughnut from a bakery box.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A small, ring-shaped fried cake: A sweet, deep-fried piece of dough, typically leavened, that is often coated with sugar, glaze, or other toppings.
    • A toroidal shape: Any object or shape that resembles a ring or a torus (a three-dimensional shape like an inner tube or a lifebuoy).
    • A ring of ships in the harbor: A specific nautical formation where ships are arranged in a circle.
    • A halo of smoke: A ring-shaped cloud of smoke.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Fried Cake):
  • Noun (Toroidal Shape):
  • Noun (Nautical Formation):
  • Noun (Smoke Ring):
Advanced Usage
  • "Doughnut" as a descriptor in technology and science: Used informally to describe data patterns, magnetic fields, or physical structures that have a ring shape.
  • "Doughnut hole": The empty space in the center of a doughnut (the torus). This term is also used metaphorically in contexts like insurance coverage gaps.
Variants and Related Words
  • Donut: A common, simplified spelling of "doughnut," especially in American English brand names and informal usage.
  • Doughnutty (adj., informal): Resembling or characteristic of a doughnut.
Synonyms
  • Fried cake: For the food item.
  • Ring: For the basic shape.
  • Torus: For the precise geometric shape.
  • Bagel: A similar ring-shaped bread product, though typically boiled and baked, not fried and sweet.
Related Phrases
  • "Dollars to doughnuts" (idiom, chiefly US, informal): Used to express certainty about an outcome. It implies one is so sure that they would bet valuable dollars against cheap doughnuts.
doughnut

A child picks a glazed doughnut from a bakery box.

Noun
  1. a small ring-shaped friedcake
  2. a toroidal shape
    • a ring of ships in the harbor
    • a halo of smoke

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