roast :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

knock

n. negative criticism

joint

n. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

Verbs (1)

cook with dry heat

v. cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (1)

roasted

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

Fuzzynyms (13)

meat

n. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

beef, boeuf

n. meat from an adult domestic bovine

chuck

n. the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade

shoulder

n. a cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal

barbecue, cook out, cook outdoors

v. cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest"

broil, cook under a broiler, oven broil

v. cook under a broiler; "broil fish"

burn, incinerate

v. cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"

Synonyms (20)

baked

adj. (bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven); "baked goods"

barbecued, grilled

adj. cooked over an outdoor grill

boiled, poached, stewed

adj. cooked in hot water

braised

adj. cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container

grilled, broiled

adj. cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)

done

adj. cooked until ready to serve

fried, deep-fried

adj. cooked by frying in fat

saute, sauteed

adj. fried quickly in a little fat

hard-baked

adj. baked until hard

hard-boiled

adj. (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid

medium, well-done

adj. (cooked)

overdone

adj. cooked too long but still edible

soft-boiled

adj. (eggs) having the yolk still liquid; "soft-boiled eggs"

Antonyms (0)

roast

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