Sekirov Dictionary

feast

/ˈfiːst/

noun 3
verb 4
forms 5
phrases 3

noun3

•
a meal with a great deal of food, often eaten together to mark a special day
- We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.
•
(figurative) Something delightful and satisfying.
- It was a feast for the eyes.
•
A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
- The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. — 1611

verb4

•
To partake in a feast, or large meal.
- I feasted on turkey and dumplings.
•
To dwell upon (something) with delight.
- With my love's picture then my eye doth feast. — 1609
•
To hold a feast in honor of (someone).
- We feasted them after the victory.
•
(no longer used) To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously.
- Or once a week, perhaps, for novelty / Reez'd bacon-soords shall feast his family. — 1597

forms

feasted · feasting · feasteth · feasts · feastest

Phrases with feast

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