rosten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- broil verb To cook by direct, radiant heat.
- corrode verb To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
- parch verb To burn the surface of, to scorch.
- roast verb To cook food, uncovered, with dry heat in an oven or over a fire, giving it a browned or crisped surface.
- rust noun The reddish-brown coating that forms on iron or steel when it reacts with moisture and oxygen over time.
- toast noun Sliced bread browned by heat.
Senses
rosten is used for these senses in English:
- corrode (intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
- parch (intransitive) To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned.
- roast (transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.
- rust (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
- toast (intransitive, specifically) to cook lightly by browning under a grill or in a toaster; to grill
broil — full definition
- verb To cook by direct, radiant heat.
- verb To expose to great heat.
- verb To be exposed to great heat.
corrode — full definition
- verb To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
- verb To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
- verb To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.