roasts
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/roʊsts/
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/rəʊsts/
(roast)
device or person that roasts
Etymology
'roast' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'rost' / 'rēost', where it referred to meat cooked by dry heat.
'roast' changed from Old English 'rost' / 'rēost' to Middle English 'rosten' and eventually became the modern English word 'roast'.
Initially, it meant 'meat cooked by heat' or the act of cooking that way; over time it broadened to include the verbal sense 'to cook by dry heat' and the figurative sense 'to mock or criticize severely'.
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Noun 1
plural of roast: large pieces of meat cooked by dry heat (in an oven or over a fire).
The family prepared several roasts for the holiday dinner.
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Noun 2
plural of roast: events where a person (often a celebrity) is humorously insulted or teased by others.
They went to two celebrity roasts last year.
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Verb 1
third person singular present of roast: cooks (food) by exposure to dry heat, especially in an oven or over a fire.
He roasts vegetables in the oven every Sunday.
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Verb 2
third person singular present of roast: makes fun of or criticizes someone sharply and often humorously (to mock or lampoon).
She roasts her friends mercilessly during her stand-up sets.
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Last updated: 2025/11/15 09:34