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roast
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- pronunciation:
- rost
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
roasts, roasting, roasted |
| definition 1: |
to cook or bake with dry heat in an oven or over an open fire.
We roasted a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. |
| definition 2: |
to dry, parch, or brown by heat.
Let's roast some peanuts in the oven. |
| definition 3: |
to make too hot.
He took his jacket off because it was roasting him.- similar words:
- broil
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| definition 4: |
to be uncomfortable from too much heat.
Beth was roasting after an hour of lying on the beach. |
| related words: |
broil, grill, ridicule, toast |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a cut of meat cooked by roasting or that can be used for roasting.
The butcher sold him three pounds of pork roast.
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| definition 2: |
an outdoor meal at which the main food is cooked by roasting.
We invited our friends to a corn roast. |
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