noun🔗Share(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."After making the sandwiches, there were breadcrumbs all over the counter. "fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(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."At the top of the website, the breadcrumbs showed: Home > Products > Electronics > Headphones, making it easy to navigate back to the main categories. "technologycomputinginternetcommunicationsystemstructuredeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking."Before baking the chicken, I like to breadcrumbs it to make the skin extra crispy. "foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface)."The website designer decided to breadcrumbs the recipe page to help users easily navigate back to the main course categories. "technologycomputinginternetcommunicationdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction."The teacher breadcrumbed the students with hints towards the answer on the difficult test question. "directioncommunicationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading