| Main Entry: | barbecue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meal cooked on grill |
Synonyms: |
bake, clam bake, cookout, party, picnic, wienie roast |
| Main Entry: | barbecue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grill for cookout |
Synonyms: |
broiler, charcoal grill, fireplace, gas grill, griddle, hibachi, pit of coals, roaster, spit |
| Main Entry: | barbecue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cook outside, usually on a grill |
Synonyms: |
broil, charcoal, fry, grill, rotisserie, sear |
| Main Entry: | cook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare food, usually using heat |
Synonyms: |
French fry, bake, barbecue, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil, brown, burn, coddle, curry, decoct, deep fry, devil, doctor*, escallop, fix, fricassee, fry, griddle, grill, heat, imbue, melt, microwave, mull, nuke, panfry, parboil, parch, percolate, poach, pressure-cook, reduce, roast, ruin*, sauté, scald, scorch, sear, seethe, simmer, sizzle, spoil*, steam, steep, stew, toast, warm up |
| Main Entry: | feast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | banquet and celebration |
Synonyms: |
barbecue, big feed, blow*, blowout, carnival, carousal, clambake, dinner, entertainment, fest, festival, festivity, fete, fiesta, gala, jollification, merrymaking, picnic, potlatch, refreshment, regale, repast, spread, treat, wassail |
| Main Entry: | grill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | broil food |
Synonyms: |
barbecue, burn, charcoal-broil, cook, cook over an open pit, roast, rotisserie, sear |
| Notes: | a grill (noun) is a cooking surface of parallel metal bars - grill (verb) means to cook over a grill, while a grille is a framework of bars used as a partition, screen, or grate - or grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator |
| Main Entry: | party |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social gathering |
Synonyms: |
affair, amusement, at-home, ball, banquet, barbecue, bash*, blowout, carousal, carousing, celebration, cocktails, coffee klatch, coming-out, dinner, diversion*, do*, entertainment, feast, festive occasion, festivity, fete, fun, function, gala, get-together, luncheon, movable feast, orgy, prom, reception, riot, shindig*, social, soiree, splurge, spree*, tea |
| Main Entry: | picnic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outdoor meal |
Synonyms: |
barbecue, clambake, cookout, dining alfresco, excursion, fish fry, outing, weiner roast |
| Main Entry: | shindig |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | party |
Synonyms: |
affair, ball, banquet, barbecue, bash*, blowout, celebration, dance, dinner, feast, festivity, function, gala, get-together, reception, shindy, social gathering |
| Main Entry: | soiree |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | party |
Synonyms: |
affair, amusement, at-home, ball, banquet, barbecue, bash*, blowout, carousal, carousing, celebration, cocktails, coffee klatch, coming-out, dinner, diversion*, do*, entertainment, feast, festive occasion, festivity, fete, fun, function, gala, get-together, luncheon, movable feast, occasion, orgy, prom, reception, riot, shindig*, social, splurge, spree*, tea |