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feast
[feest]
noun
any rich or abundant meal.
The steak dinner was a feast.
a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests.
a wedding feast.
something highly agreeable.
The Rembrandt exhibition was a feast for the eyes.
a periodical celebration or time of celebration, usually of a religious nature, commemorating an event, person, etc..
Every year, in September, the townspeople have a feast in honor of their patron saint.
verb (used without object)
to have or partake of a feast; eat sumptuously.
to dwell with gratification or delight, as on a picture or view.
verb (used with object)
to provide or entertain with a feast.
feast
/ ´Ú¾±Ë²õ³Ù /
noun
a large and sumptuous meal, usually given as an entertainment for several people
a periodic religious celebration
something extremely pleasing or sumptuous
a feast for the eyes
a festival or other event of variable date
verb
(intr)
to eat a feast
(usually foll by on) to enjoy the eating (of), as if feasting
to feast on cakes
(tr) to give a feast to
to take great delight (in)
to feast on beautiful paintings
(tr) to regale or delight
to feast one's mind or one's eyes
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- feaster noun
- feastless adjective
- outfeast verb (used with object)
- overfeast verb
- prefeast noun
- unfeasted adjective
- ˈ´Ú±ð²¹²õ³Ù±ð°ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of feast1
Idioms and Phrases
feast one's eyes, to gaze with great joy, admiration, or relish.
to feast one's eyes on the Grand Canyon.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Malivert offered his favorite tips and tricks on how to put together the perfect farmers market meal, whether it’s an easy weeknight dinner or a weekend feast for friends and family.
A feast for the curiosity-starved brain, “Invention†is the kind of revelatory work that inspires and unnerves in equal measure, a distinctly modern masterpiece that maps the rabbit hole in a way only cinema can.
“Dangerous Animals†draws from both the serial-killer thriller and Hollywood’s penchant for survival stories about hungry sharks feasting on human flesh.
The Cuban-Spanish actor, who stars in the upcoming “John Wick†spin-off action thriller “Ballerina,†shared what her final meal would be while feasting on a platter of spicy chicken wings.
Butterflies love its flowers, especially in the winter when native nectar is scarce, and birds feast on its seeds.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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