toast

noun/toʊst/

Frequency rank: #4,464 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a short speech given in honor of someone, accompanied by a drink.

Illustration for the English word “toast”

Example sentence

He stood up and gave a heartfelt toast at the wedding reception.

Synonyms & related words

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