feast

1 a ceremonial dinner party for many people [syn: banquet]

2 something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes"

3 a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" [syn: banquet, spread]

4 an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: fete, fiesta]

1 partake in a feast or banquet [syn: banquet, junket]

2 provide a feast or banquet for [syn: banquet, junket]

3 gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" [syn: feed]

English

Pronunciation

• /fiːst/
• /fi:st/
• Rhymes: -iːst

Noun

1. A very large meal.

Synonyms

• banquet

Translations

• Czech: hostina
• Danish: festmåltid
• Dutch: feestmaaltijd
• Finnish: herkutella
• Irish: fleá
• Maltese: festa
• Maori: hākari, kaukai
• Spanish: festín, fiesta, comilona
• Telugu: విందు (vimdu)
• Welsh: gŵyl
• Italiano: festa, banchetto

Verb

1. To partake in a feast (above).

Derived terms

• enough is as good as a feast
• feast one’s eyes
• feast or famine

Feast may refer to:

• A Festival
• Ramadan, Muslim's holy month
• Nineteen Day Feast, a monthly meeting held in Bahá'í communities to worship, consult, and socialize.
• Feast (film), a 2006 horror film from Project Greenlight.
• Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds, the 2008 sequel to Feast (film).
• Feast (album), the debut album by The Creatures.
• Feast Festival - Adelaide's annual LGBT festival.
• A large meal.
• A day (or the celebration on that day) commemorating a certain saint, in Christianity. See Calendar of saints
• A brand of elaborate choc ice manufactered by the British Wall's ice cream.
• Can refer to the act of eating.

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