feast

About 8.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
2. noun A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.

   We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.

3. noun Something delightful and satisfying.

   It was a feast for the eyes.

4. verb To partake in a feast, or large meal.

   I feasted on turkey and dumplings.

5. verb To dwell upon (something) with delight.
6. verb To hold a feast in honor of (someone).

   We feasted them after the victory.

7. verb To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously.

Similar words

banquet feed junket festival fete fiesta dine dining meal picnic

Often followed by

of day and was in days on for is

Word family

feasted feaster feasters feasting feasts