toast

English

/təʊst/, /toʊst/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) Toasted bread.
  • (countable) A proposed salutation (e.g. to say "cheers") while drinking alcohol.
  • (countable) A person, group, or notable object to which a salutation with alcohol is made; a person or group held in similar esteem.
  • (slang) Something that will be no more; something subject to impending destruction, harm or injury.
  • (slang) Extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.
  • (computing) A transient, informational pop-up window.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tost root from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (dry).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ters-

Gloss

dry

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

干, 乾

Emoji
🏜️

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