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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act denoted by the verb roast.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • a. & n., from roast, v.
  • an ear of Indian corn at that stage of development when it is fit to be eaten roasted.
  • a machine for turning a spit on which meat is roasted.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of roast.
  • noun The act by which something is roasted.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)

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