Definition of FEAST

feast

Plural: feasts

Noun

  • a ceremonial dinner party for many people
  • something experienced with great delight
    • "a feast for the eyes"
  • a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
    • "the Thanksgiving feast"
  • an elaborate party (often outdoors)
  • A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
  • A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
  • Something delightful

Verb

Verb Forms: feasted, feasting, feasts

  • To eat a large, elaborate meal; to indulge luxuriously.
  • partake in a feast or banquet
  • provide a feast or banquet for
  • gratify
  • To partake in a feast, or large meal.
  • To dwell upon (something) with delight.
  • To hold a feast in honor of (someone).
  • To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously.

Examples

  • He was ready to FEAST on the bonus squares, eager for a high score in Words With Friends.
  • I feasted on turkey and dumplings.
  • It was a feast for the eyes.
  • We feasted them after the victory.
  • We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English feeste, feste, borrowed from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of Latin festum (“holiday, festival, feast”), from Proto-Italic *fēs-tos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, godhead, deity”); see also Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god, goddess”). More at theo-. Doublet of fete, fiesta, and fest. Displaced Old English winhate.

Scrabble Score: 8

feast: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
feast: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
feast: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

feast: valid Words With Friends Word