Definition of SANDWICH

sandwich

Meanings

Plural: sandwiches, sandwichs

Noun

  • two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
  • A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
  • Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
  • A layer cake or sandwich cake.
  • A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).

Verb

  • make into a sandwich
  • insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects
    • "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men"
  • To place (an item) physically between two other, usually flat, items.
  • To put or set between two other events in time.
  • To double penetrate.
  • To feed sandwiches to.
  • To eat sandwiches.

Adj

  • Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.

Origin / Etymology

Named after its supposed inventor, the Earl of Sandwich (see Sandwich).

Scrabble Score: 17

sandwich is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sandwich is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sandwich is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

sandwich is a valid Words With Friends word