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roast / rōst/ • v. [tr.] 1. cook (food, esp. meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire: she was going to roast a leg of lamb for Sunday dinner | [as adj.] (roasted) roasted chestnuts. ∎ [intr.] (of food) be cooked in such a way: she checked the meat roasting in the oven. ∎ process (a foodstuff, metal ore, etc.) by subjecting it to intense heat: coffee beans are roasted and ground. ∎ make (someone or something) very warm, esp. by exposure to the heat of the sun or a fire: the fire was hot enough to roast anyone who stood close to it. ∎ [intr.] become very hot: Jessica could feel her face begin to roast. 2. criticize or reprimand severely: if you waste his time he'll roast you. ∎ offer a mocking tribute to (someone) at a roast. • adj. (of food) having been cooked in an oven or over an open fire: a plate of cold roast beef. • n. 1. a cut of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting: carving the Sunday roast. ∎ a dish or meal of roasted food. ∎ the process of roasting something, esp. coffee, or the result of this. ∎ a particular type of roasted coffee: continental roasts. ∎ an outdoor party at which meat, esp. of a particular type, is roasted: Harold put on a terrific pig roast. 2. a banquet to honor a person at which the honoree is subjected to good-natured ridicule. |
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"roast." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "roast." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-roast.html "roast." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-roast.html |
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roast Originally meant to cook meat over an open fire on a spit; now refers to cooking in an enclosed oven, and so is ‘dry heating’. With meat the juices evaporate on the surface, producing the Maillard complex characteristic of roasted meat.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "roast." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "roast." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-roast.html DAVID A. BENDER. "roast." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-roast.html |
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roast XIII. — OF. rostir (mod. rôtir) — WGmc. *raustjan (Du. roosten, OHG. rōsten, G. rösten).
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T. F. HOAD. "roast." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "roast." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-roast.html T. F. HOAD. "roast." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-roast.html |
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roast •boast, coast, ghost, host, most, oast, post, roast, toast
•backmost • headmost • leftmost
•endmost • midmost • hindmost
•rightmost • topmost • foremost
•almost • northernmost • downmost
•outmost • southernmost • upmost
•utmost • rearmost • lowermost
•undermost • innermost • uppermost
•aftermost
•centremost (US centermost)
•westernmost • easternmost
•bottommost • outermost • uttermost
•nethermost • furthermost
•lamp post • bedpost • gatepost
•Freepost • impost • guidepost
•milepost • signpost • doorpost
•outpost • goalpost • newel post
•fingerpost • sternpost
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"roast." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "roast." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-roast.html "roast." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-roast.html |
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