Grill vs. Roast

Grillnoun

A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.

Grillnoun

On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.

Grillnoun

(UK) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English

Grillnoun

(US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.

Grillnoun

(colloquial) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.

Grillnoun

The front teeth regarded collectively.

Grillnoun

Food cooked on a grill.

Grillnoun

A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.

Grillnoun

misspelling of girl

Grillnoun

(obsolete) Harm.

Grillverb

(transitive) To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.

Grillverb

To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.

Grillverb

To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.

Grillverb

To feel very hot; to swelter.

Grillverb

(transitive) To stamp or mark with a grill.

Grillverb

To make angry; provoke; incite.

Grillverb

To terrify; make tremble.

Grillverb

To tremble; shiver.

Grillverb

To snarl; snap.

Grilladjective

(obsolete) Harsh, rough, severe; cruel.

Grillnoun

A gridiron.

Grillnoun

That which is broiled on a gridiron, as meat, fish, etc.

Grillnoun

A figure of crossed bars with interstices, such as those sometimes impressed upon postage stamps.

Grillnoun

A grillroom.

Grillverb

To broil on a grill or gridiron.

Grillverb

To torment, as if by broiling.

Grillverb

To stamp or mark with a grill.

Grillverb

To undergo the process of being grilled, or broiled; to broil.

Grillnoun

a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill

Grillnoun

a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate;

Grillverb

cook over a grill;

Roastverb

To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.

Roastverb

To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.

Roastverb

To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat

Roastverb

To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.

Roastverb

To admonish someone vigorously

Roastverb

To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.

Roastverb

(metalworking) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.

Roastnoun

A cut of meat suited to roasting

Roastnoun

A meal consisting of roast foods.

Roastnoun

The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted.

Roastnoun

A comical event, originally fraternal, where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised by sarcasm and jokes.

Roastadjective

Having been cooked by roasting.

Roastadjective

(figuratively) Subjected to roasting, bantered, severely criticized.

Roastverb

To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven.

Roastverb

To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes.

Roastverb

To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts.

Roastverb

Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.

Roastverb

To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.

Roastverb

To banter severely.

Roastverb

To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven.

Roastverb

To undergo the process of being roasted.

Roastnoun

That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.

Roastadjective

Roasted; as, roast beef.

Roastnoun

a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

Roastnoun

negative criticism

Roastverb

cook with dry heat, usually in an oven;

Roastverb

subject to laughter or ridicule;

Roastadjective

(of meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

Roastverb

cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire

Roastverb

(of food) be cooked by roasting

Roastverb

process (a foodstuff, metal ore, etc.) by subjecting it to intense heat

Roastverb

make or become very warm, especially through exposure to the heat of the sun or a fire

Roastverb

criticize or reprimand severely

Roastverb

subject to good-natured ridicule

Roastadjective

(of food) having been roasted

Roastnoun

a joint of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting

Roastnoun

the process of roasting something, especially coffee, or the result of this

Roastnoun

a particular type of roasted coffee

Roastnoun

an outdoor party at which meat of a particular type is roasted

Roastnoun

a banquet at which the guest of honour is subjected to good-natured ridicule.