toast

(noun, verb)

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.