appetizer
a small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat.
any small portion that stimulates a desire for more or that indicates more is to follow: The first game was an appetizer to a great football season.
Origin of appetizer
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How to use appetizer in a sentence
But no deal has been as bold as their newest: all-you-can-eat appetizers for the summer.
Video: We Took a Competitive Eater to TGI Fridays for Endless Appetizers—and They Ran Out | Brandy Zadrozny | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the Secretary of State has to spend all this time on the appetizers, what happens when you have to confront the main course?
Obama Admin Confirms: We May Free Israeli Spy to Save Peace Talks | Josh Rogin | April 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI love to have a glass of bubbly cider or a super dry white and some appetizers at the bar.
Because you might not want to sip this one throughout an entire meal, it would be a nice starting wine with appetizers.
I love menus and forks and appetizers and the anticipation of desserts.
There were stronger liquors, too, though these were chiefly used as appetizers before dinner.
He was a servant dealing out "appetizers," and this was an American joke.
As A Chinaman Saw Us | AnonymousIn the first class are grouped those which serve as appetizers, such as bouillon, consommé, and some other broths and clear soups.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesIncluded in this section also are fruit cocktails, those refreshing appetizers often used to introduce a special meal.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesBesides being refreshing appetizers, they afford a hostess an opportunity to carry out a certain color scheme in a meal.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
British Dictionary definitions for appetizer
appetiser
/ (ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə) /
a small amount of food or drink taken to stimulate the appetite
any stimulating foretaste
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