Toaster
(noun)
- An electrical appliance for toasting bread.
- A machine or device used to toast bread.
Origin:
From the verb "to toast" meaning to cook by dry heat in an oven or over a fire, combined with -er.
Examples:
- He put two slices of bread in the toaster.
- She was making breakfast and took out the toaster to toast some bread.
- He bought a new toaster because his old one wasn't working properly.
- She liked her toast crispy, so she set the toaster to the highest setting.
- The toaster beeped and he took out his toast.