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roast

roast

64 1.0
Cooked by dry heat in an oven or over a fire
  • adjective
  • /roʊst/
: 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

baked
vsroast
115 1.0

Cooked in an oven, like bread or pastries

is for meat cooked by dry heat rather than for bread or pastries
roasted
vsroast
87 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

Compounds

33 1.0

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

28 2.4

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

18 1.0

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

7 1.0

Pork cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

4 3.6

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

4 1.6

A cut of pork cooked in an oven until tender

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

weenie roast
  • Informal
4 7.2

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

3 1.6

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

2 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 2.0

A large piece of lamb cooked whole in an oven

1 3.7

A piece of young cow meat cooked in an oven

1 5.5

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

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

wiener roast
  • Informal
1 7.1

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

1 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

How Cooked

burned
14 1.0
roast
64 1.0
boiled
26 1.0
steamed
29 1.0
raw
455 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.