toaster
/toustə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A kitchen appliance for toasting bread: A device, typically electric, used to brown and crisp slices of bread by exposing them to heat.
- A person who proposes a toast: Someone who formally suggests that others drink a toast to honor or wish success to a person or venture.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Appliance):
- I put two slices of bread in the toaster for breakfast.
- The new toaster has a setting for bagels.
- Noun (Person):
- He was the official toaster at the wedding reception.
- The best man acted as the toaster, proposing a drink to the newlyweds.
Advanced Usage
- "Toaster oven": A small appliance that combines the functions of a toaster and a small oven.
- She baked a small pizza in her toaster oven.
Variants and Related Words
- Toast (n): Sliced bread browned by heat.
- I like butter on my toast.
- Toast (v): To brown bread by heating; to drink in honor of someone/something.
- We will toast the bread. / Let's toast to your health!
Synonyms
- Bread toaster (for the appliance).
- Well-wisher (for the person, in the context of proposing a toast).
Related Idioms/Phrases
- "To have one's bread land butter-side down in the toaster of life": A humorous, non-standard idiom implying a streak of bad luck. (Note: This is a creative extension, not a common idiom for 'toaster' itself).
Noun
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a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread
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someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture
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