English dictionary
roast
adjectivePronunciation
ɹoʊst
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
noun
- negative criticism
noun
- a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
verb
- cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
verb
- subject to laughter or ridicule
Example sentences
roast the turkey
The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday