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US
/ˈfist/
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[ UK /fˈiːst/ ]
[ UK /fˈiːst/ ]
NOUN
- a ceremonial dinner party for many people
- an elaborate party (often outdoors)
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something experienced with great delight
a feast for the eyes -
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
the Thanksgiving feast
they put out quite a spread
a banquet for the graduating seniors
VERB
- provide a feast or banquet for
- partake in a feast or banquet
-
gratify
feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view
How To Use feast In A Sentence
- Moreover, it is expressly added that if the day before the Passover falls on a Sabbath, one may in this manner purchase a Paschal lamb, and, presumably, all else that is needful for the feast.
- Should we no do a little what you call shopping for the babies, and haf a farewell feast tonight if I go for my last call at your so pleasant home?" he asked, stopping before a window full of fruit and flowers. Little Women
- They talked, feasted for hours on rich Italian food, and drank heavily - all for free.
- Men who give frequent feasts that are well attended generally gain renown for themselves. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies
- Late in the day, just after we had feasted on the fruits of a wild cacao, we came upon a three-toed sloth climbing slowly through the upper branches of a cecropia tree. One River
- Elsewhere during the Hangover technology beanfeast, we understand that HP's own demo of Bluetooth was similarly rotten.
- On the ground she was fêted with lavish hospitality by friends waiting at every far-flung airfield to whisk her off to a celebratory feast.
- It was one of these dishes that are a tasting menu in and of themselves, giving you the sensory pleasures of a voluptuous feast - only in tiny, manageable portions.
- Shy leaves hide under their brethren as the icy chill dives and chases each one like a predator feasting on a school of fish.
- As soon as the Red Sox saw he had neither, they ignored his breaking balls and feasted on his fastballs en route to a 6-4 win on Tuesday night in the Bronx. Score Sheet