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roast
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- pronunciation:
- rost
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
roasts, roasting, roasted |
| definition 1: |
to cook or bake (meat) with dry heat, as in an oven or over an open fire.
I'll roast a chicken for dinner tomorrow.Allow about forty minutes when you roast the potatoes. |
| definition 2: |
to dry, parch, or brown (peanuts, coffee beans, or the like) by exposure to heat.
Let's roast some chestnuts in the oven. |
| definition 3: |
to expose to great heat.
You'll roast your head if you don't wear a hat.- similar words:
- broil
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| definition 4: |
to oxidize or purify (metal ores) by heating.
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| definition 5: |
(informal) to criticize harshly, either seriously or as a joke.
It was hilarious how comedians roasted each other.- similar words:
- berate
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| related words: |
broil, gibe, grill, lambaste, ridicule, singe, toast |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cook something with dry heat.
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| definition 2: |
to be roasted.
- similar words:
- broil
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| definition 3: |
to suffer from excessive heat.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a cut of meat cooked by roasting or suitable for roasting.
- similar words:
- broil, joint
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| definition 2: |
an act or product of roasting, or the condition of being roasted.
- similar words:
- broil
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| definition 3: |
a cookout at which the featured food is cooked by roasting.
a pig roast |
| definition 4: |
(informal) harsh criticism, often as a joke.
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