noun Download 🔗Share A cut of meat suited to roasting Examples : "The butcher shop displayed several different roasts perfect for Sunday dinner. " food animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A meal consisting of roast foods. Examples : "We have big family dinners on Sundays and my mom always makes delicious roasts with potatoes and carrots. " food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted. Examples : "Dark roast means that the coffee bean has been roasted to a higher temperature and for a longer period of time than in light roast." food drink process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A comical event, originally fraternal, where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised by sarcasm and jokes. Examples : "The comedian's roasts at the celebrity gala were surprisingly funny, even though they made fun of everyone. " culture entertainment event group communication style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance. Examples : "to roast meat on a spit" food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc. Examples : "to roast a potato in ashes" food utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat Examples : "Coffee beans need roasting before use." food process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. Examples : "The desert sun roasts the sand until it's too hot to walk on barefoot. " food action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To admonish someone vigorously Examples : "I’m late home for the fourth time this week; my mate will really roast me this time." communication language word attitude entertainment action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine. Examples : "The class clown enjoys being roasted by mates as well as staff." entertainment communication language culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores. Examples : "The miner roasts the copper ore to remove sulfur and other unwanted elements before smelting. " chemistry material process science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading