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toast

The correct spelling is toast.

How to pronounce toast

/təʊst/
noun

IPA: /təʊst/

Say it like: Toa-st

The correct spelling is toast. Toasted bread. For example: "I ate a piece of toast for breakfast."

Usage Examples

I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.

At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.

He was the toast of high society.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Toasted bread.
  2. 2.A proposed salutation (e.g. to say "cheers") while drinking alcohol.
  3. 3.A person, group, or notable object to which a salutation with alcohol is made; a person or group held in similar esteem.
  4. 4.(chiefly US) Something that will be no more; something subject to impending destruction, harm or injury.
  5. 5.Extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.

verb

  1. 1.To lightly cook by browning via direct exposure to a fire or other heat source.
  2. 2.To grill, lightly cook by browning specifically under a grill or in a toaster
  3. 3.To engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something.
  4. 4.To warm thoroughly.
  5. 5.To perform extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.

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