feast

Universal Words noun, verb noun (formal) 1 a large or special meal, especially for a lot of people and to celebrate sth: a wedding feast 2 a day or period of time when there is a religious festival: the feast of Christmas * a feast day 3 [usuallysing.] a thing or an event that brings great pleasure: a feast of colours * The evening was a real feast for music lovers. verb [V] ~ (on sth) to eat a large amount of food, with great enjoyment: We sat in the yard feasting on barbecued chicken and beer. IDIOMS feast your eyes (on sb/sth) to look at sb/sth and get great pleasure \