I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cheese on toast (= melted cheese on toast )
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Would you like some cheese on toast?
French toast
Melba toast
toasting fork
warm as toast
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You’ll be as warm as toast in that sleeping bag.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
buttered
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On one famous occasion Diana, barefoot and casually dressed in jeans, buttered toast for an astonished footman.
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Paul Lane came back with two plates of scrambled eggs and buttered toast .
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Feeling suddenly hungry, she nibbled at the buttered toast .
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That afternoon there was hot buttered toast for tea.
dry
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Serve chilled with hot dry toast .
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After a cup of strong coffee and a slice of dry toast , she contemplated the day ahead.
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Who wants to count calories and munch on a piece of dry toast at such a time?
hot
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Serve chilled with hot dry toast .
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Teewurst has a rich and pronounced smoked flavour and is delicious on hot toast or crackers.
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That afternoon there was hot buttered toast for tea.
warm
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Others barely notice the baskets of warm toast , the crisp bacon and popping champagne corks.
wholemeal
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The village pub attached to the hotel has bar lunches of salmon pâté on wholemeal toast .
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Tea/supper Scrambled egg on wholemeal toast .
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Lunch Baked beans on wholemeal toast , virtually fat-free yoghurt, orange.
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Thinly sliced Edam or low-fat hard cheese on wholemeal toast with tomato.
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She lights the gas stove, and makes herself a breakfast of muesli, wholemeal toast and decaffeinated coffee.
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Cereal, yoghurt, fresh fruit and wholemeal toast will give you lots of get up and go.
■ VERB
butter
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At home she would have been having buttered toast and strawberry jam and probably a piece of sponge-cake to round it off.
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Ellie moved gingerly between the table and the kitchen counter, buttering toast and pouring cups of tea.
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The gas plops out, and I butter the toast listening to matches struck in the dark.
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Dad, in the kitchen making Sunday breakfast for the family, drops the buttered toast on the floor.
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It was while she was standing at it, buttering some toast , that Sarella heard some one humming outside.
drink
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Mary sniffed, but she drank the toast .
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And they drank a toast and smashed the Dixie cups underfoot and turned out the light and went to lunch.
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I drank to the toast , though I was not at all sure that we would actually make the crossing in Wavebreaker.
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It was impossible to tell whether this was satire or sentiment, Langford says; but he drank the toast .
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So please join me in drinking a toast to the health of my son-in-law's parents, Gregory and Gillian.
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We drank a toast to that in his apartment.
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Please raise your glass and drink a toast to Alan who has organized this party for me.
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He drank another toast to himself.
eat
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They ate their toast in silence.
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I added cheerfully, but Lilly glared at me, and we ate our cinnamon toast in silence.
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Let me eat some toast first.
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For many years I huddled over a calor gas stove in the winter and ate beans on toast .
make
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He had discovered how to make reasonable toast .
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That time when I made a toast to the spirit of Nero?
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I made toast from left-over bits of baguette and always kept a kettle on the hob.
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Roasted Three-Seed Bread makes superior toast because then the roasted flavors are accentuated.
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She, who had never made more than toast at a schoolroom fire, became an enthusiastic, if variable, cook.
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Mr B made lots of toast and then fried eggs, sunny-side up.
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Helped him dress, then we made tea and toast .
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They had woken at eight, and he had made tea and toast for both of them.
propose
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Mountbatten was to propose the toast to the Navy, I to the guests.
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He stands up stiffly and proposes a toast to their old friend.
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Alas for him, the speech proposing the loyal toast can sometimes take a very long time.
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At the end of dinner, King Constantine proposed the toast to the bride and bridegroom, then the dancing began.
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I want to propose a toast to an absent - and sorely missed - friend.
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An all ladies cast with the exception of Mr. Bernard Povey who proposed the toast .
serve
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After a day's filming, the House Of Eliott star spends four hours serving toast and bacon butties.
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It seemed that every bed-and-breakfast house served wheat toast , not white toast.
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Add citrus juice to taste and garnish with parsley. Serve with thin toast .
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When the rice is cooked, gently mix in all other ingredients. Serve with triangles of toast .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dry bread/toast
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After a cup of strong coffee and a slice of dry toast, she contemplated the day ahead.
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Felt v. contented but tired. 1230 lunch, carrots, dates, dry bread.
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His breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea.
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However, don't feed your feathered friends very dry bread, desiccated coconut or salty food.
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It went down well, with dry bread to mop up the water.
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Serve chilled with hot dry toast.
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Who wants to count calories and munch on a piece of dry toast at such a time?
propose a toast (to sb)
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He stands up stiffly and proposes a toast to their old friend.
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I want to propose a toast to an absent - and sorely missed - friend.
round of toast
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The evening ended with a final round of toasts.
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Top with the remaining rounds of toast.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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toast with butter and jam
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Children, especially boys, will construct a fake gun using anything from sticks to a piece of toast .
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House Minority Leader Art Hamilton had a slice of toast and black coffee.
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Just a cup of tea and a slice of toast each.
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Mixed protein dishes include cheese sandwiches, beans on toast and porridge that is made with milk.
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Mountbatten was to propose the toast to the Navy, I to the guests.
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Serve chilled with hot dry toast .
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The appeal of watching these football highlights over toast and tea was enhanced by the vibrant colour of the images.
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There will also be potluck munchies and a non-alcoholic toast at midnight, she says.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
lightly
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You can lightly toast the seeds in a warm oven.
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Lightly toast the bread and spread the cheese over the warm slices.
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He folded the lightly toasted slice, ready at last to eat.
■ NOUN
bread
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He sat by the fire and toasted a piece of bread for himself.
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The most interesting is Tramazzine, toasted pocket bread filled with smoked salmon or mushroom.
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Emily had turned towards the fire, holding the fork up to the flames, toasting a slice of bread .
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The best deal was an appetizer of a garlicky baked artichoke dip served in a toasted bread boule.
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You could toast the bread on your cheeks.
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Just before you toast the bread , halve, core and thinly slice the pear.
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Lightly toast the bread and spread the cheese over the warm slices.
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Top with toasted bread crumbs and serve immediately.
glass
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So we will all raise our glasses to you and toast your future.
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She lifted her glass in he toast , feeling a little tight already.
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He raised his glass , toasting his host and hostess silently, his smile serene, sincere.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dry bread/toast
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After a cup of strong coffee and a slice of dry toast, she contemplated the day ahead.
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Felt v. contented but tired. 1230 lunch, carrots, dates, dry bread.
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His breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea.
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However, don't feed your feathered friends very dry bread, desiccated coconut or salty food.
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It went down well, with dry bread to mop up the water.
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Serve chilled with hot dry toast.
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Who wants to count calories and munch on a piece of dry toast at such a time?
round of toast
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The evening ended with a final round of toasts.
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Top with the remaining rounds of toast.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Let's toast Edward for a job well done.
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Lightly toast the nuts.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I toasted him, and drank my last drink.
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We toast the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the world.
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While he was toasting it and putting butter on it, Conradin listened to the noises beyond the dining-room door.