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roasts

The correct spelling is roasts.

How to pronounce roasts

noun

IPA: /ɹəʊsts/

Say it like: Roa-sts

The correct spelling is roasts. A cut of meat suited to roasting For example: "Dark roast means that the coffee bean has been roasted to a higher temperature and for a longer period of time than in light roast."

Usage Examples

Dark roast means that the coffee bean has been roasted to a higher temperature and for a longer period of time than in light roast.

to roast meat on a spit

to roast a potato in ashes

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A cut of meat suited to roasting
  2. 2.A meal consisting of roast foods.
  3. 3.The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted.
  4. 4.A comical event, originally fraternal, where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised by sarcasm and jokes.

verb

  1. 1.To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
  2. 2.To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
  3. 3.To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat
  4. 4.To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
  5. 5.To admonish someone vigorously

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