roast
/ɹoʊst/verb
Elementary
1
To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
2
To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
3
To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.
4
To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
5
To admonish someone vigorously.
6
To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.
7
To dissipate the volatile parts of by heat, as ores.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing