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| barbecue |
a party, often held outdoors, at which meat and sometimes vegetables are roasted on a grill or spit over an open fire. [2/4 definitions] |
| BBQ |
abbreviation of "barbeque," a party, often held outdoors, at which meat and sometimes vegetables are roasted on a grill or spit over an open fire. |
| brazier2 |
a similar object with a grill on the top, used for cooking meat. [1/2 definitions] |
| broil1 |
to cook at high temperature with heat coming from one direction, as on a grill or in an oven. [1/6 definitions] |
| broiler |
a device used for broiling food, such as a grill, pan, or compartment in a stove. [1/2 definitions] |
| charcoal |
to cook with charcoal, esp. on a grill. [1/7 definitions] |
| grill |
food that has been cooked on a grill. [3/7 definitions] |
| grilled |
cooked on a grill or gridiron. |
| hibachi |
a small, charcoal-burning grill of Japanese origin for cooking food. |
| paillard |
a piece of meat, usu. veal or chicken, that is pounded until thin and cooked on a very hot grill. |
| portcullis |
a strong, sliding grill suspended at the top of a fortification gateway that can be lowered to prevent entry, as to a castle. |
| wicket |
a small opening in a wall, usu. covered by a grill or glass, such as a ticket window or bank teller's partition. [1/6 definitions] |
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