What's the difference between fest and zest?

Fest


Definition:

  • (n.) The fist.
  • (n.) Alt. of Feste

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The nerd may have been more in evidence early on - not least when he was doing his doctorate and ignored the advice of his Nobel prize-winning supervisor, Nikolaas Tinbergen, and opted for a stats fest, "a classic piece of Popperian science", instead of a fluffier study of animal behaviour - but it's still around.
  • (2) This year though, the annual fest of tit tape, weepy self-congratulation and sheer star power will be remembered for more than a frock faux pas: there was a serious cock-up .
  • (3) At least if it'd been an absolute fuck-fest that would've been exciting.
  • (4) Put it this way: he is so beloved that there is an annual event in Toronto called Ford Fest where his supporters (known as "Ford Nation") gather to sing songs about him , eat barbecue and maybe even meet him.
  • (5) At the Voodoo Fest in New Orleans in October 2012, 21-year-old Clayton Otwell was offered a single drop of 25I-NBOMe up his nose as a gift from a grateful stranger whose phone he had found.
  • (6) (2) A minor addendum to last week's fact-fest : the last time Dundee and Dundee United both played at home on the same day was as recently as Boxing Day 2012, just weeks ago.
  • (7) Some MPs say it is impossible for Johnson to return before the election as the campaign would turn into a giant "Boris fest".
  • (8) David Penney notes: "If the Ivory Coast really find themselves on the wrong side of a kick-fest, maybe their supporters could take a leaf out of the French rugby fans and release their own mascot onto the field; 4 tons of rampaging elephant."
  • (9) Stimulation of secretion in guinea pig exocrine cells is associated with an enhanced synthesis in these cells of 1-O-alkyl-2-sn-acetyl-glycero-3-phosphocholines (PAF) from 1-O-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (lyso-PAF) (Söling, H-D., and Fest, W. (1986) J. Biol.
  • (10) All the same, who would bet against another goal-fest?
  • (11) I think this may be the first two-sided goal-fest of the tournament.
  • (12) Potentially this has the makings of a goal fest, no?
  • (13) The rest appeared content to watch the match on the giant screens at the Fifa Fan Fest, to simply wear their colours in a Brazilian bar, or to head further north and soak up the festival spirit in Rio.
  • (14) Trump bragged on MSNBC about the “more than 2,500 people” who attended the town hall event , which he said was “an evening of love, it was a love fest, and we all had a great time”.
  • (15) It’s not all one big eco-hippy love-fest, though – it’s simple financial common sense.
  • (16) • Film Fest Australia runs 14 - 23 September • Taylor also features in Lawless, released in the UK on 7 September Footnotes [1] Adopted hometown.
  • (17) The class of '92 is a fascinating narrative strand and kind of sums up why football is so riveting: it is an absolute yarn-fest...
  • (18) The Argentines looked set for a goal-fest but despite their dominance in possession could not add to their tally in what was Lionel Messi’s 100th appearance for his country.
  • (19) The EBU regularly reminds anyone listening that, particularly at such times of economic strain in Europe , it's this music-fest, rather than worthy pan-European political gestures from Brussels or elsewhere, that nudge us toward loving this continent.
  • (20) Across the Avenida Atlantica other supporters were still stopping outside Fifa’s Fan Fest to have their photographs taken in front of the Adidas billboard from which Suárez’s image stared out, teeth bared almost prophetically, alongside the company’s slogan of the moment, Tudo ou nada .

Zest


Definition:

  • (n.) A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.
  • (n.) Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
  • (n.) The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
  • (v. t.) To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
  • (v. t.) To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Place the blackberries in a bowl and scatter over the caster sugar and orange zest.
  • (2) With Bournemouth full of zest and defiance, the game zipped by.
  • (3) Simmer for 2 minutes then stir in the orange zest, orange blossom water and vanilla extract.
  • (4) Aristapedioid is the result of a P element mediated inversion which juxtaposes unrelated DNA adjacent to Suppressor 2 of zeste, causing a gain of function mutation in that gene.
  • (5) The predicted zeste protein has an unusual structure including runs of Gln, Ala and alternating Gln Ala.
  • (6) The retentive properties were compared to those of an I-bar and Zest Anchor retained overdenture.
  • (7) The zeste gene product is required for transvection effects that imply the ability of regulatory elements on one chromosome to affect the expression of the homologous gene in a somatically paired chromosome.
  • (8) Using transposons containing a zeste-lacZ gene, we found a corresponding variation in the tissue distribution of zeste from stage to stage.
  • (9) One man, recently elected, exuded popularity and zest for the future while the other, unelected and soon to be voted out, resorted to weary hubris.
  • (10) Anna Thomson, Totnes, Devon Serves 4 400g yellow split peas A good glug of olive oil 3-4 garlic cloves, grated or finely chopped ½ tsp each ground cumin and coriander Zest of 1 lemon 2cm piece ginger, grated For the dressing 4 tbsp olive oil Juice of 1 lemon 1 small garlic clove, minced Handful coriander leaves, chopped Sliced red chilli (optional) 1 Rinse and drain the split peas.
  • (11) (1973) that zeste is the strucural locus for GTP cyclohydrolase.
  • (12) His greatness will always reside in the manner he combined deep scholarship with a passionate zest for life.
  • (13) Thus, all of the observations can be accounted for by imagining a dosage-sensitive locus in the zeste-white region that codes for an enzyme involved in the recombination process.
  • (14) Specific DNA fragments from the white and Ubx gene co-immunoprecipitate with zeste protein.
  • (15) Di María has this season rediscovered the zest and joy of playing that marked his time at the Bernabéu.
  • (16) The development of supernumerary bristle precursors induced by the mutation shaggy (sgg; also known as zeste-white 3) was examined in the developing wing blade of imaginal and pupal Drosophila.
  • (17) 30g unsalted butter 2 tbsp olive oil 2 medium onions, peeled and finely chopped 2 large garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 2 tbsp picked thyme leaves 2 lemons, 1 shaved into long strips of zest and 1 finely grated 300g risotto rice 500g trimmed brussels sprouts, 200g shredded and 300g quartered 200ml dry white wine 900ml vegetable stock Salt and black pepper About 400ml sunflower oil 40g parmesan, roughly grated 60g dolcelatte, broken up into roughly 2cm chunks 10g tarragon, chopped 2 tsp lemon juice Put the butter and olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat.
  • (18) Ruth Joseph and Sarah Nathan, Cardiff, veggischmooze.blogspot.com Makes 10 blintzes 200g plain flour A pinch of salt 50g butter or margarine, melted 25ml olive oil 400ml milk 2 organic free-range eggs A little oil, to fry Icing sugar and sour cream, to serve For the filling 300g soft cheese 15g vanilla sugar Grated zest of ½ lemon 1-2 tbsp lemon juice, to taste Pinch of salt 50g chopped raisins or dried fruit (optional) Icing sugar and sour cream to serve 1 Put all the pancake ingredients apart from the oil and filling in a food processor and whizz.
  • (19) This activation is dependent on the presence of zeste protein binding sites, as it is not observed with a Ubx promoter lacking these sites or with an Adh promoter.
  • (20) Before serving, whisk the last 200ml of cream, and then decorate the mousse with whipped cream and lemon balm or caramelised julienne-cut lemon zest: let the zest simmer in a syrup made from equal quantities of sugar and water for 15-20 minutes, and then leave to cool.

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