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roast

roast

1 1.0
Cooked by dry heat in an oven or over a fire
  • adjective
  • /roʊst/
translation icon : asado

Examples

  • I grinned behind my roasted parsnips, more certain than ever that Powl had cut his teeth on state documents.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The only good thing about this port is the Inn of Abu Jamil the Squint... who, for six months, I have been dreaming of his roasted sheep’s eyes.

  • For dinner, we enjoyed a succulent roast chicken prepared with herbs and spices.

  • The holiday feast featured a delicious roast beef that melted in your mouth.

  • At the buffet, I chose a serving of roast lamb accompanied by roasted vegetables.

Synonyms

roasted
vsroast
7 1.0

Cooked by dry heat in an oven or over a fire

is used only for meat cooked by dry heat in oven or over fire
baked
vsroast
1 1.0

Cooked in an oven, like bread or pastries

is for meat cooked by dry heat rather than for bread or pastries

Compounds

26 1.0

Sliced beef cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

22 2.4

A large piece of beef slow cooked in liquid in a covered pot with vegetables like carrots and potatoes

Chicken cooked in an oven until brown and served as a main meal

A sandwich made with slices of roast beef, served hot or cold

3 1.0

Pork cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

3 3.6

A cut of beef from the back of a cow used for roasting or slow cooking

2 1.6

A cut of pork cooked in an oven until tender

weenie roast
  • Informal
2 7.2

An informal outdoor gathering where people cook hot dogs over an open fire

1 2.8

A large cut of meat with several ribs cooked whole

1 1.3

A large piece of beef cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

1 1.6

Meat from a young sheep that is cooked in an oven or over a fire until brown

1 5.5

A round cooked meat made from lamb ribs arranged like a crown

1 2.0

A large piece of lamb cooked whole in an oven

1 2.6

Meat from a young cow that is cooked in an oven

A large cut of beef with several ribs, roasted standing up

1 3.7

A piece of young cow meat cooked in an oven

5.1

A cut of meat from the shoulder used for roasting

harsh roast
  • Informal
7.9

A strong mocking criticism of someone's words or actions

A type of iris with purple flowers and leaves that smell bad

wiener roast
  • Informal
7.1

A casual outdoor party where people cook hot dogs over a fire and eat them

How Cooked

burned
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roast
1 1.0
boiled
1.0
steamed
1.0
raw
353 1.0

Surface Forms

roast positive

Etymology

Roast (adjective) comes from the same cooking word meaning 'to cook by dry heat', so when meat is called roast it means it was cooked in an oven or over a fire.