toast

Raise your glass

Toast is bread browned by heat, typically in a toaster or under a broiler: buttered toast, toast and jam.

To toast is to brown food this way, or to warm oneself: toasting by the fire.

A toast is also a ritual of raising glasses to honor someone or something: a toast to the bride and groom.

To be toast is slang for being doomed or finished: If the boss finds out, you're toast.

celebration

cheers

Casual toast or farewell

reception · banquet · tribute · salute · congratulate · commemorate · milestone · anniversary · festivity · gathering

drinking

wine

Fermented grape beverage

clink · cheers · bar · spirits · whiskey · beer · pub · libation · flutes · stemware

toppings

butter

Solid fat from cream

honey · Nutella · hummus · ricotta · preserves · tahini · labneh · egg · tomato

bread

sourdough

Wild-yeast bread starter

pumpernickel · brioche · white · whole-grain · loaf · slice · bagel · baguette · ciabatta · focaccia

burnt

charred

Burned until black

smoky · singed · carbonized · ruined · blistered · ashy · smoldering · dark · crispy · well-done

texture

crispy

Brittle and snapping

crackly · brittle · crisp · crumbly · snappy · crunch · crusty · caramelized · firm · light

breakfast

morning

Day's early hours

  • coffeeBrewed bean beverage
  • teaSteeped leaf beverage
  • eggsReproductive cells in shells

bacon · brunch · plate · kitchen · scrambled · poached · soldiers · beans · grits · sausage

comfort

cozy

Warm and snug

  • warmthHeat you feel
  • snugComfortably close-fitting
  • homelyUnattractive in appearance

fireside · hearth · soothing · welcoming · nurturing · contentment · relaxation · blanket · peaceful · nostalgia

Categories
Opposites
bread preparation method

toastfresh bread

Recently baked goods

cereal · plain bread

temperature/thermal treatment

toastfreeze

Become solid from cold

chill · refrigerate · ice · cool · raw

social ritual (honoring vs. criticizing)

toastdenunciation

Formal public accusation

censure · condemnation · roast · criticism · rebuke

Phrases
Family

toasted, toaster, toasty, toasting, toasts, toasters, French toast, toastmaster, untoasted

Familiarity
Top 3,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G