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roast

/ɹˈoʊst/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
    “roast the turkey”
  2. subject to laughter or ridicule
    “The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house”

adjective

  1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

noun

  1. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
  2. negative criticism

Synonyms for roast

Words that rhyme with roast

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