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Appetizer Common

Appetizer has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

"We ordered some fresh oysters as an appetizer to whet our appetites before diving into the main course."

2

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal

"We ordered crab cakes as an appetizer to start our dinner before moving on to the main entrees."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
course
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
antipasto canape cocktail hors d'oeuvre crudites
Rhyming Words
izer nzer tazer sizer pizer gozer dozer razer mazer lazer gazer hazer tizer glozer keezer momzer keizer pfizer goozer seizer
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