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Synonyms for roast

Grammar : Verb
Spell : rohst
Phonetic Transcription : roʊst


Définition of roast

Origin :
  • late 13c., "to cook by dry heat," from Old French rostir "to roast, burn" (Modern French rôtir), from Frankish *hraustjan (cf. Old High German rosten, German rösten, Middle Dutch roosten "to roast"), originally "cook on a grate or gridiron," related to Germanic words meaning "gridiron, grate;" cf. German Rost, Middle Dutch roost.
  • Intransitive sense "be very hot, be exposed to great heat" is from c.1300. The meaning "make fun of in an affectionate way" is from 1710. From the same source as roster. Related: Roasted; roasting. Roast beef first recorded 1630s (cf. French rosbif, from English).
  • verb criticize
Example sentences :
  • The lotus is a leguminous plant—so excellent for the salad—not for the roast.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • A roast of beef meant a visit, in Dr. Ed's modest-paying clientele.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • A breast of veal will require about three hours and a half to roast.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • In summer, meat will roast in a shorter time than in winter.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Put it on a spit, and roast it till it is tender throughout.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Apple sauce is eaten with roast pork, roast goose and roast ducks.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Always have some currant jelly on the table to eat with roast mutton.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Roast or bake it; pouring a glass of port wine into the gravy.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • A leg of pork will require from three to four hours to roast.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Roast them before a clear fire, at least a quarter of an hour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

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