WordNet
n. any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze [syn: coffee roll]
Wikipedia
A sweet roll or sweet bun refers to any of a number of sweet, baked, yeast- leavened breakfast or dessert foods. They may contain spices, nuts, candied fruits, etc., and are often glazed or topped with icing. Compared to regular bread dough, sweet roll dough generally has higher levels of sugar, fat, eggs, and yeast. They are often round, and are small enough to comprise a single serving. These differ from pastries, which are made from a paste-like batter; from cakes, which are typically unleavened or chemically leavened; and from doughnuts, which are deep fried.
Usage examples of "sweet roll".
Fueled with that and with what had probably been intended as a sweet roll, she stowed her vehicle and prepared to report to her commander.
He had picked up a sweet roll, a container of milk and another of coffee while I was in my other room praying.
He was munching a sweet roll, watching us with casual interest: a short, swarthy man, wearing an olive-green uniform with fancy epaulets, an automatic rifle slung over his shoulder, and sporting one of those goofy patent-leather hats.
So eat the sweet roll and look down at the world of a thousand years ago.
The baker slipped a sweet roll between his lips to aid the thinking process.
He broke a sweet roll in half and dunked it into the foamy top of his latte.
He was chewing on some kind of sweet roll, and didn't stop doing that, either.