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Roast

/ɹəʊst/

A cut of meat suited to roasting

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📖 Definitions of "Roast"

noun

1
A cut of meat suited to roasting
2
A meal consisting of roast foods.
3
The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted.
"Dark roast means that the coffee bean has been roasted to a higher temperature and for a longer period of time than in light roast."
4
A comical event, originally fraternal, where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised by sarcasm and jokes.

verb

1
To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
"to roast meat on a spit"
2
To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
"to roast a potato in ashes"
3
To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat
"Coffee beans need roasting before use."
4
To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.

adjective

1
Having been cooked by roasting.
2
Subjected to roasting, bantered, severely criticized.

🔄 Synonyms of "Roast"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
jointnoun	(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
knockverb	An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
cooked	(of food) Prepared by cooking.
roasted	Cooked by roasting.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Roast"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
cooked	(of food) Prepared by cooking.
knockverb	An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
jointnoun	(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
frynoun	(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
potnoun	A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
toastnoun	(chiefly uncountable) Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
loafnoun	(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
steaknoun	Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
bunnoun	Senses referring to baked goods.
meatnoun	(uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and texture (like plant-based meat).
grillnoun	A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
pignoun	(countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
burningnoun	On fire.
burnverb	A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
swelternoun	(intransitive) To suffer terribly from intense heat.
burronoun	A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico.
busted	(slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
thermostatnoun	A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.
chickennoun	(countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
turkeynoun	(uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.