Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rohst]
- /roʊst/
- /rəʊst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rohst]
- /roʊst/
Definitions of roast word
- verb with object roast to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven. 1
- verb with object roast to cook (meat or other food) by direct exposure to dry heat, as on a spit. 1
- verb with object roast to brown, dry, or parch by exposure to heat, as coffee beans. 1
- verb with object roast to cook or heat by embedding in hot coals, embers, etc.: to roast chestnuts. 1
- verb with object roast to heat excessively: The summer sun has been roasting the entire countryside. 1
- verb with object roast Metallurgy. to heat (ore or the like) in air in order to oxidize it. 1
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Origin of roast
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English rosten (v.) < Old French rostir < Germanic; compare Dutch roosten, German rösten
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Roast
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
roast popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
roast usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roast
verb roast
- ask — If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bad-mouth — If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself.
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
noun roast
- brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- buffoonery — Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
- call down — to request or invoke
- clambake — A clambake is a picnic at which clams and other food are served.
- criticism — the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
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