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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

  1. verb To cook by direct, radiant heat.
  2. verb To expose to great heat.
  3. verb To be exposed to great heat.

corrode — full definition

  1. 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.
  2. verb To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
  3. verb To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

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