roast

  • 11roast|er — «ROHS tuhr», noun. 1. a pan used in roasting. 2. a chicken, a young pig, or something else fit to be roasted. 3. a person or thing that roasts …

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  • 12roast — roast1 [rəust US roust] v [I and T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: rostir] 1.) to cook something, such as meat, in an ↑oven or over a fire, or to cook in this way →↑grill, bake ↑bake ▪ Are you going to roast the chicken? ▪ the delicious… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13roast — Synonyms and related words: Chateaubriand, aspic, assail, attack, bake, baked, banter, barbecue, baste, be in heat, blade roast, blanch, blaze, blister, bloom, boil, boiled, boiled meat, bouilli, braise, braised, breast, brew, brisket, broil,… …

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  • 14roast — 01. We [roasted] a chicken for supper on the last night we were camping. 02. My aunt and uncle made a delicious [roast] beef for dinner when we visited them. 03. I ll be back in a sec; I have to put the [roast] in the oven. 04. When we went to a… …

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  • 15roast — [[t]ro͟ʊst[/t]] roasts, roasting, roasted 1) VERB When you roast meat or other food, you cook it by dry heat in an oven or over a fire. [V n] I personally would rather roast a chicken whole. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Roast meat has been cooked by roasting.… …

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  • 16roast — I. verb Etymology: Middle English rosten, from Anglo French rostir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rōsten to roast Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cook by exposing to dry heat (as in an oven or before a fire) or by… …

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  • 17roast — roastable, adj. /rohst/, v.t. 1. to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, esp. in an oven. 2. to cook (meat or other food) by direct exposure to dry heat, as on a spit. 3. to brown, dry, or parch by exposure to heat, as coffee beans. 4. to cook or …

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  • 18roast — roast1 [ roust ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to cook meat or vegetables in an oven or over a fire a ) to heat nuts or coffee BEANS until they are dry 2. ) transitive INFORMAL to criticize someone or something very severely roast roast 2… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19roast — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to cook something, such as meat, in an oven or over a fire 2 (I, T) to heat nuts, coffee, beans etc quickly in order to dry them and give them a particular taste: dry roasted peanuts 3 (T) informal to strongly criticize or make… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20roast — I UK [rəʊst] / US [roʊst] verb Word forms roast : present tense I/you/we/they roast he/she/it roasts present participle roasting past tense roasted past participle roasted 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to cook meat or vegetables in an oven or… …

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