toast
noun
1. slices of bread that have been toasted
Definition categories: food, bread, breadstuff
2. a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention
- he was the toast of the town
Definition categories: person, celebrity
3. a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
- one mistake and you're toast
Similar word(s): goner
Definition categories: person, desperate
4. a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
Similar word(s): pledge
Definition categories: food, drink
Sentences with toast as a noun:
- I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.
- All toasters toast toast.
- At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.
- He was the toast of high society.
- If I ever get my hands on the guy that stole my wallet, he’s toast!
verb
1. make brown and crisp by heating
- toast bread
Similar word(s): crisp, crispen
Definition categories: change, heat
2. propose a toast to
- Let us toast the birthday girl!
Similar word(s): drink, pledge, salute, wassail
Definition categories: consumption, honor, honour, reward
Sentences with toast as a verb:
- We liked to toast marshmallows around the campfire.
- Top with cheese and toast under the grill for a few minutes.
- We toasted the happy couple many times over the course of the evening.
- I toasted my feet by the fire.