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Salad vs Toast - What's the difference?

salad | toast |

As nouns the difference between salad and toast

is that salad is a food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise while toast is toast (toasted bread or salutation).

salad

English

(wikipedia salad)

Alternative forms

* sallet

Noun

  • A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.
  • A raw vegetable of the kind used in salads.
  • Derived terms

    * caesar salad salad created by restaurateur Caesar Cardini * corn salad * egg salad * fruit salad * garden salad * Greek salad * * pasta salad * potato salad * salad bar * salad days * salad dodger * salad dressing * salad oil * seafood salad * Serbo-Croatian salad * Shopska salad * tomato salad salad made with tomatoes * tuna salad salad made with tuna * Waldorf salad salad made with celery, apples and walnuts * Watergate salad

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    toast

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Toasted bread.
  • I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.
    All toasters toast toast .
  • A proposed salutation (e.g. to say "cheers") while drinking alcohol.
  • At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.
  • A person, group, or notable object to which a salutation with alcohol is made; a person or group held in similar esteem.
  • He was the toast of high society.
  • (slang) Something that will be no more; something subject to impending destruction, harm or injury.
  • If I ever get my hands on the guy that stole my wallet, he’s toast !
  • (slang, Jamaica) Extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.
  • (computing) A transient, pop-up informational window
  • Derived terms

    * french toast * propose a toast * Texas toast * toaster * toast of the town

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lightly cook by browning via direct exposure to a fire or other heat source.
  • We liked to toast marshmallows around the campfire.
  • To grill, lightly cook by browning specifically under a grill or in a toaster
  • Top with cheese and toast under the grill for a few minutes.
  • To engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something.
  • We toasted the happy couple many times over the course of the evening.
  • To warm thoroughly.
  • I toasted my feet by the fire.
  • (slang, Jamaica) To perform extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.
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