toast1 nountoast2 verb
toasttoast1 /təʊst $ toʊst/ ●●○ S3 noun 
WORD ORIGINtoast1
Origin:
1400-1500 ➔ TOAST2; 2 from the use of pieces of toast to add to the taste of drinkEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- toast with butter and jam
- Children, especially boys, will construct a fake gun using anything from sticks to a piece of toast.
- House Minority Leader Art Hamilton had a slice of toast and black coffee.
- Just a cup of tea and a slice of toast each.
- Mixed protein dishes include cheese sandwiches, beans on toast and porridge that is made with milk.
- Mountbatten was to propose the toast to the Navy, I to the guests.
- Serve chilled with hot dry toast.
- The appeal of watching these football highlights over toast and tea was enhanced by the vibrant colour of the images.
- There will also be potluck munchies and a non-alcoholic toast at midnight, she says.
THESAURUS
something that you drink: · ‘Would you like a drink?’ ‘Yes, I’ll have a lemonade.’· They had a few drinks in a local bar.
especially spoken a drink: · Can I get you something to drink?
a cold drink that does not contain alcohol, especially one that is sweet and has bubbles in it: · Coca-Cola and other soft drinks
a drink, usually of wine, that a group of people have on a special occasion, for example to celebrate something or wish someone luck in the future: · At midnight they all drank a toast to the New Year.
formal especially written a drink – often used on menus and signs: · Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage.· the list of beverages
WORD SETSallspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
I had a piece of toast for breakfast. I’d like to propose a toast (=ask people to drink a toast) to the bride and groom.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES You’ll be as warm as toast in that sleeping bag.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
I had a piece of toast for breakfast. I’d like to propose a toast (=ask people to drink a toast) to the bride and groom. (=melted cheese on toast)· Would you like some cheese on toast?
You’ll be as warm as toast in that sleeping bag.· On one famous occasion Diana, barefoot and casually dressed in jeans, buttered toast for an astonished footman.· Paul Lane came back with two plates of scrambled eggs and buttered toast.· Feeling suddenly hungry, she nibbled at the buttered toast.· That afternoon there was hot buttered toast for tea.
· Serve chilled with hot dry toast.· After a cup of strong coffee and a slice of dry toast, she contemplated the day ahead.· Who wants to count calories and munch on a piece of dry toast at such a time?
· Serve chilled with hot dry toast.· Teewurst has a rich and pronounced smoked flavour and is delicious on hot toast or crackers.· That afternoon there was hot buttered toast for tea.
· Others barely notice the baskets of warm toast, the crisp bacon and popping champagne corks.
· The village pub attached to the hotel has bar lunches of salmon pâté on wholemeal toast.· Tea/supper Scrambled egg on wholemeal toast.· Lunch Baked beans on wholemeal toast, virtually fat-free yoghurt, orange.· Thinly sliced Edam or low-fat hard cheese on wholemeal toast with tomato.· She lights the gas stove, and makes herself a breakfast of muesli, wholemeal toast and decaffeinated coffee.· Cereal, yoghurt, fresh fruit and wholemeal toast will give you lots of get up and go.
VERB· At home she would have been having buttered toast and strawberry jam and probably a piece of sponge-cake to round it off.· Ellie moved gingerly between the table and the kitchen counter, buttering toast and pouring cups of tea.· The gas plops out, and I butter the toast listening to matches struck in the dark.· Dad, in the kitchen making Sunday breakfast for the family, drops the buttered toast on the floor.· It was while she was standing at it, buttering some toast, that Sarella heard some one humming outside.
· Mary sniffed, but she drank the toast.· And they drank a toast and smashed the Dixie cups underfoot and turned out the light and went to lunch.· I drank to the toast, though I was not at all sure that we would actually make the crossing in Wavebreaker.· It was impossible to tell whether this was satire or sentiment, Langford says; but he drank the toast.· So please join me in drinking a toast to the health of my son-in-law's parents, Gregory and Gillian.· We drank a toast to that in his apartment.· Please raise your glass and drink a toast to Alan who has organized this party for me.· He drank another toast to himself.
· They ate their toast in silence.· I added cheerfully, but Lilly glared at me, and we ate our cinnamon toast in silence.· Let me eat some toast first.· For many years I huddled over a calor gas stove in the winter and ate beans on toast.
· He had discovered how to make reasonable toast.· That time when I made a toast to the spirit of Nero?· I made toast from left-over bits of baguette and always kept a kettle on the hob.· Roasted Three-Seed Bread makes superior toast because then the roasted flavors are accentuated.· She, who had never made more than toast at a schoolroom fire, became an enthusiastic, if variable, cook.· Mr B made lots of toast and then fried eggs, sunny-side up.· Helped him dress, then we made tea and toast.· They had woken at eight, and he had made tea and toast for both of them.
· Mountbatten was to propose the toast to the Navy, I to the guests.· He stands up stiffly and proposes a toast to their old friend.· Alas for him, the speech proposing the loyal toast can sometimes take a very long time.· At the end of dinner, King Constantine proposed the toast to the bride and bridegroom, then the dancing began.· I want to propose a toast to an absent - and sorely missed - friend.· An all ladies cast with the exception of Mr. Bernard Povey who proposed the toast.
· After a day's filming, the House Of Eliott star spends four hours serving toast and bacon butties.· It seemed that every bed-and-breakfast house served wheat toast, not white toast.· Add citrus juice to taste and garnish with parsley. Serve with thin toast.· When the rice is cooked, gently mix in all other ingredients. Serve with triangles of toast.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be the toast of Broadway/Hollywood etcPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- The kerosene stove kept the room warm as toast.
- And he was toasting this self-same happy chance in home-made elderflower wine when he first heard the chanting.
- Despite dim warehouse lighting, everyone can see the guy is toast.
- His front was toasting, but icicles seemed to be lying along his back.
- It can either be toasted in a skillet till it crackles or added directly to the dough.
- She was toasted by all of them, one after the other, seriously and without embarrassment, without even smiles.
- The company is toasting the success of a business that's blooming, thanks to the Elderflower and an army of pickers.
- With all this good news, fund managers should be toasting their prospects in 1996.
- After a cup of strong coffee and a slice of dry toast, she contemplated the day ahead.
- Felt v. contented but tired. 1230 lunch, carrots, dates, dry bread.
- His breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea.
- However, don't feed your feathered friends very dry bread, desiccated coconut or salty food.
- It went down well, with dry bread to mop up the water.
- Serve chilled with hot dry toast.
- Who wants to count calories and munch on a piece of dry toast at such a time?
- He stands up stiffly and proposes a toast to their old friend.
- I want to propose a toast to an absent - and sorely missed - friend.
- The evening ended with a final round of toasts.
- Top with the remaining rounds of toast.
[uncountable] bread that has been heated so that it is brown on both sides and no longer soft: I had a piece of toast for breakfast.2[countable] if you drink a toast to someone, you drink something in order to thank them, wish them luck etc: I’d like to propose a toast (=ask people to drink a toast) to the bride and groom.► see thesaurus at drink3be the toast of Broadway/Hollywood etc to be very popular and praised by many people for something you have done in a particular field of work4warm as toast British English very warm and comfortable: They sat near the fire, warm as toast.5be toast informal to be in trouble because of something you have done: If you challenge her, you’re toast. → French toasttoast1 nountoast2 verb
toasttoast2 verb [transitive] WORD ORIGINtoast2
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French toster, from Late Latin tostare ‘to roast’, from Latin tostus, past participle of torrere; ➔ TORRIDVERB TABLE
toast
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | toast |
| he, she, it | toasts | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | toasted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have toasted |
| he, she, it | has toasted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had toasted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will toast |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have toasted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am toasting |
| he, she, it | is toasting | |
| you, we, they | are toasting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was toasting |
| you, we, they | were toasting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been toasting |
| he, she, it | has been toasting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been toasting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be toasting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been toasting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Let's toast Edward for a job well done.
- Lightly toast the nuts.
- I toasted him, and drank my last drink.
- We toast the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the world.
- While he was toasting it and putting butter on it, Conradin listened to the noises beyond the dining-room door.
THESAURUSways of cooking something
to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: · Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: · Roast the potatoes for an hour.
to cook food in hot oil: · She was frying some mushrooms.
to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: · stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: · Sauté the potatoes in butter.
to cook food over or under strong heat: · grilled fish
American English to cook food under heat: · broiled fish
to cook something in very hot water: · He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg.· English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
to cook vegetables over hot water: · Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: · poached salmon
to cook the outside surfaces of bread: · toasted muffins
to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: · I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
to cook food in a microwave oven: · The beans can be microwaved.
WORD SETSallspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES You’ll be as warm as toast in that sleeping bag.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
(=melted cheese on toast)· Would you like some cheese on toast?
You’ll be as warm as toast in that sleeping bag.· You can lightly toast the seeds in a warm oven.· Lightly toast the bread and spread the cheese over the warm slices.· He folded the lightly toasted slice, ready at last to eat.
NOUN· He sat by the fire and toasted a piece of bread for himself.· The most interesting is Tramazzine, toasted pocket bread filled with smoked salmon or mushroom.· Emily had turned towards the fire, holding the fork up to the flames, toasting a slice of bread.· The best deal was an appetizer of a garlicky baked artichoke dip served in a toasted bread boule.· You could toast the bread on your cheeks.· Just before you toast the bread, halve, core and thinly slice the pear.· Lightly toast the bread and spread the cheese over the warm slices.· Top with toasted bread crumbs and serve immediately.
· So we will all raise our glasses to you and toast your future.· She lifted her glass in he toast, feeling a little tight already.· He raised his glass, toasting his host and hostess silently, his smile serene, sincere.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1to drink a glass of wine etc to thank someone, wish someone luck, or celebrate somethingtoast somebody/something with something- After a cup of strong coffee and a slice of dry toast, she contemplated the day ahead.
- Felt v. contented but tired. 1230 lunch, carrots, dates, dry bread.
- His breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea.
- However, don't feed your feathered friends very dry bread, desiccated coconut or salty food.
- It went down well, with dry bread to mop up the water.
- Serve chilled with hot dry toast.
- Who wants to count calories and munch on a piece of dry toast at such a time?
- He stands up stiffly and proposes a toast to their old friend.
- I want to propose a toast to an absent - and sorely missed - friend.
- The evening ended with a final round of toasts.
- Top with the remaining rounds of toast.
They toasted the birth of their new baby with champagne.2to make bread or other food brown by placing it close to heat: I toasted the cheese sandwiches.► see thesaurus at cook3to sit near a fire to make yourself warm: Tom was toasting his feet by the fire.