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roasting
verb(roast)
to cook by exposing to dry heat (as in an oven or before a fire) or by surrounding with hot embers, sand, or stones
roasting
verb(roast)
to dry and parch by exposure to heat
roasting
verb(roast)
to heat (inorganic material) with access of air and without fusing to effect change (such as expulsion of volatile matter, oxidation, or removal of sulfur from sulfide ores)
roasting
noun(roast)
an ear of young corn roasted or suitable for roasting usually in the husk
roasting
noun(roast)
an ear of corn suitable for boiling or steaming
roasting
noun(roast)
a pan used for cooking food (such as chicken, potatoes, or beef) with dry heat in an oven
roasting
idiom(roast)
to be severely criticized
roasting
idiom(roast)
to criticize someone harshly : to yell at or criticize someone in an angry and severe way

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