dough·nut also do·nut (d  n t , -n t)n. 1. A small ring-shaped cake made of rich, light dough that is fried in deep fat. Also called regionally olicook. 2. Something whose form is reminiscent of a ring-shaped cake. 3. A fast, tight 360° turn made in a motor vehicle or motorized boat. |
doughnut esp US, donut [ˈdəʊnʌt]
n
1. (Cookery) a small cake of sweetened dough, often ring-shaped or spherical with a jam or cream filling, cooked in hot fat
2. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) anything shaped like a ring, such as the reaction vessel of a thermonuclear reactor
vb -nuts, -nutting, -nutted
(Law / Parliamentary Procedure) (tr) Informal (of Members of Parliament) to surround (a speaker) during the televising of Parliament to give the impression that the chamber is crowded or the speaker is well supported
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  doughnut - a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"fairy circle, fairy ring - a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium toroid - the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus |
| 2. |  doughnut - a small ring-shaped friedcake friedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat raised doughnut - a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder |
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