toast
Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
Noun 4 meanings
Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
“I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.”
A proposed salutation (e.g. saying "cheers") while drinking alcohol.
“At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.”
A person, group, or notable object to which a salutation with alcohol is made; a person or group held in similar esteem.
“He was the toast of high society.”
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Verb 4 meanings
To cook lightly by browning by means of direct exposure to a fire or other heat source.
“We used to enjoy toasting marshmallows around the campfire.”
To cook lightly by browning under a grill or in a toaster; to grill.
“Top with cheese and toast under the grill for a few minutes.”
To engage in a salutation, often with raising of the drinking vessel, while drinking an alcoholic beverage in honor of someone or something.
“We toasted the happy couple many times over the course of the evening.”
To warm thoroughly.
“I toasted my feet by the fire.”
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TOAST at a glance
TOAST has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (T 1 + O 1 + A 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,507 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with toast
All rhymesOne letter away
- COAST7
- ROAST5
- BOAST7
- LOAST5
- HOAST8
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