different between breadcrumby vs breadcrumb

English

Etymology

breadcrumb +? -y

Adjective

breadcrumby (comparative more breadcrumby, superlative most breadcrumby)

1. Resembling breadcrumbs, especially in texture.
   • 2005, Ben Canaider, Greg Duncan Powell, Cooking under the influence: food to drink to (page 70)

     Use the 'pulse' button to turn these ingredients into a coarse sort of breadcrumby, dry mixture.

2. Scattered with breadcrumbs.

English

Alternative forms

• bread crumb

Etymology

bread +? crumb. Computing sense: a reference to the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, where Hansel leaves a trail of breadcrumbs to find the way back home when venturing into the woods.

Pronunciation

Noun

breadcrumb (plural breadcrumbs)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.
2. (graphical user interface, chiefly in the plural) A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a web page or similar, used as a navigation aid.
3. (figuratively, in the plural) One in a series of clues leading to a person or place.

Synonyms

• (tiny piece of bread): crumb

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Verb

breadcrumb (third-person singular simple present breadcrumbs, present participle breadcrumbing, simple past and past participle breadcrumbed)

1. (transitive, cooking) To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking.
2. (graphical user interface, intransitive) To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface).
3. To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction.

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