rooster — meaning in English

English meaning

• grate noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
• grating adj Harsh or unpleasant, especially describing a sound or voice.
• grill noun A rack of metal bars used for cooking food over direct heat.
• lattice noun A framework of crossed strips of wood or metal, often used as a garden trellis or decorative pattern.
• roast verb To cook food, uncovered, with dry heat in an oven or over a fire, giving it a browned or crisped surface.
• roster noun A list of people assigned to a team, unit, or organization.
• timetable noun A schedule listing when events, classes, or transport services occur.

Senses

rooster is used for these senses in English:

• grate A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
• grating A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
• grill A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.
• lattice (crystallography) A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
• roast (figuratively) Subjected to roasting; bantered; severely criticized.
• roast (transitive, figuratively) To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.
• roster A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.
• timetable A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.

grate — full definition

1. noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
2. verb To shred food into small pieces by rubbing it across a grater.
3. verb To make a harsh, scraping sound; or, figuratively, to irritate someone.

grating — full definition

1. adj Harsh or unpleasant, especially describing a sound or voice.
2. noun A frame or grid of parallel or crossed metal bars covering an opening.

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