Definition of roasts Roasts
/ɹowˈsts/ - [rowsts] -
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What does roasts mean?
Wiktionary 
- roasts (Noun)
Plural of roast.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: roasts |
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| roast - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion | ||
| joint | ||
| cut of meat, cut an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" | ||
| blade roast a roast cut from the blade | ||
| pot roast cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot | ||
| rib roast, standing rib roast a cut of meat (beef or venison) including more than one rib and the meat located along the outside of the ribs | ||
| top round roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting | ||
| rump roast a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal | ||
| beef roast, roast beef cut of beef suitable for roasting | ||
| roast veal, veal roast cut of veal suitable for roasting | ||
| lamb roast, roast lamb a cut of lamb suitable for roasting | ||
| roast - negative criticism | ||
| knock | ||
| critique, criticism a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" | ||
Verb |
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| roast - cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey" | ||
| cook transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes" | ||
| cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | ||
| pan roast roast in a pan; "pan-roast that meat" | ||
| roast - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" | ||
| ridicule, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | ||
| bemock, mock treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" | ||
| tease ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | ||
| lampoon, satirise, satirize ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" | ||
| debunk, expose expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" | ||
| stultify cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent" | ||
Adjectiveroast, roaster, roastest |
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| roast - (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven | ||
| roasted | ||
| cooked having been prepared for eating by the application of heat | ||
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Wiktionary
- roast (Noun)
A cut of meat suited to roasting. - roast (Noun)
A meal consisting of roast foods. - roast (Noun)
Originally fraternal A comical event where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised by sarcasm and jokes. - roast (Verb)
To cook food by heating in an oven or over fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance to the food. - roast (Verb)
To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat. - roast (Verb)
To admonish someone vigorously. - roast (Verb)
To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine. - roast (Adjective)
Having been cooked by roasting. - roast (Adjective)
Subjected to roasting, bantered, severely criticized.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- roast (v. t.)
To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven. - roast (v. t.)
To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes. - roast (v. t.)
To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts. - roast (v. t.)
Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. - roast (v. t.)
To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores. - roast (v. t.)
To banter severely. - roast (v. i.)
To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven. - roast (v. i.)
To undergo the process of being roasted. - roast (n.)
That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted. - roast (a.)
Roasted; as, roast beef.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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roast
To cook (food, commonly bread) using a dry heat. -
roast
To expose to heat without adding fat or water until it is cooked, has a brown crust and becomes crispy.
