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Meaning of "roast beef" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROAST BEEF

roast beef  [rəʊst biːf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROAST BEEF

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roast beef is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROAST BEEF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

roast beef

Roast beef

Roast beef is a dish of beef which is roasted in an oven. Essentially prepared as a main meal, the leftovers can be and are often served within sandwiches and sometimes are used to make hash. In the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, and Australia, roast beef is one of the meats traditionally served at Sunday dinner, although it is also often served as a cold cut in delicatessen stores, usually in sandwiches. A traditional side dish to roast beef is Yorkshire pudding. Roast beef is a signature national dish of England and holds cultural meaning for the English.

Definition of roast beef in the English dictionary

The definition of roast beef in the dictionary is beef that has been cooked in the oven at a high heat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROAST BEEF


beef
biːf
belief
bɪˈliːf
brief
briːf
chief
tʃiːf
disbelief
ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf
editor-in-chief
ˌɛdɪtəʳɪntˈʃiːf
grief
ɡriːf
leaf
liːf
lief
liːf
massif
ˈmæsiːf
motif
məʊˈtiːf
neckbeef
ˈnɛkˌbiːf
reef
riːf
reif
riːf
relief
rɪˈliːf
rosbif
ˌrəʊsˈbiːf
sharif
ʃæˈriːf
sportif
spɔːˈtiːf
Tenerife
ˌtɛnəˈriːf
thief
θiːf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROAST BEEF

roadworthy
roam
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roaming
roan
Roanoke Island
roar
roar up
roarer
roaring
roaring days
Roaring Forties
Roaring Twenties
roaringly
roarming
roary
roast
roaster
roasting
roasting jack

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROAST BEEF

baron of beef
barrier reef
bully beef
coral reef
corned beef
fringing reef
Great Barrier Reef
ground beef
keef
Kobe beef
salt beef
shereef
skeef
the Reef

Synonyms and antonyms of roast beef in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «roast beef» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROAST BEEF

Find out the translation of roast beef to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of roast beef from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roast beef» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

烤牛肉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carne asada
570 millions of speakers

English

roast beef
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भुना हुआ मांस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

لحم البقر المشوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ростбиф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rosbife
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গরুর মাংসের রোষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rôti de boeuf
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

daging panggang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Roastbeef
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ローストビーフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로스트 비프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

daging sapi panggang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thịt bò nướng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வறுத்த மாட்டிறைச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भाजलेले गोमांस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dana rosto
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arrosto di manzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rostbef
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ростбіф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

friptură de vită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ροσμπίφ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rosbief
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rostbiff
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

roastbiff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roast beef

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROAST BEEF»

The term «roast beef» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.477 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROAST BEEF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about roast beef

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9 QUOTES WITH «ROAST BEEF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word roast beef.
1
Steve Albini
For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy much more.
2
Humphrey Bogart
A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.
3
Marian Burros
It may not be possible to get rare roast beef but if you're willing to settle for well done, ask them to hold the sweetened library paste that passes for gravy.
4
Ben Elton
And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is my personal signature dish.
5
Sprague Grayden
I'm from Manchester, Mass., so it was lobster, lobster and more lobster! Also, lots of fish that we caught in the summers, clam chowder and roast beef sandwiches. But my mom was pretty healthy; we had a lot of chicken and broccoli and rice as well.
6
Samuel Johnson
The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love, like being enlivened with champagne.
7
Kyle MacLachlan
The most appealing thing to me about food is combining and layering flavors, tastes, and textures. So the perfect sandwich has to be toasted. It has to have Emmenthal Swiss cheese and a combination of sweet and savory - some cranberry or fig thing happening - with different kinds of meats like Black Forest ham and roast beef.
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Chico Marx
Mustard's no good without roast beef.
9
Eric McCormack
At home in L.A., Sunday is lazy. It's the wife and me lying in bed with coffee, watching 'The Soup' or something funny on TiVo. The kid will occasionally join us. Eventually, breakfast is at a place down the street called Paty's. And we always have some kind of great dinner - my wife makes a great roast beef.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROAST BEEF»

Discover the use of roast beef in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roast beef and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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If Roast Beef Could Fly
When Jay's dad--wanting to make a real statement with his next project--decides to build a super-sized barbecue patio, it will require help from nine-year-old Jay, his neighbors, and his border collie to get the job done. 175,000 first ...
Jay Leno, 2004
2
Roast Beef on Italian Bread: A Boy and His Dog
A comedic, bizarre, strange, horrific piece of fiction, displaying an abundant selection of diverse human emotions. A hard piece of work to classify. Not for everyone and not for the faint of heart.
Paul Dunn, 2003
3
Wordsworth and the Roast Beef Romance
Playing matchmaker for Roy and Razel, young Dee Dee asks Wordsworth, the talking Basset Hound, to call Razel and pretend to be Roy, a plan that backfires until another wacky invention by Mr. Chandler sets things right. Original.
Todd Strasser, 1995
4
The FBI
He ordered a roast beef sandwich and watched as the counterman piled on the slices. The deli man slid the plate toward the agent. To the agent's chagrin, the sandwich looked no bigger than any other roast beef sandwich. Showing the deli  ...
Ronald Kessler, 1994
5
Roast Beef, Medium
From the pulitzer prize-winning American novelist, Edna Ferber. Who was heralded as the greatest female author of the 1920s and 1930s and among the best-read authors of her nation.
Edna Ferber, 2008
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The Complete Meat Cookbook: A Juicy and Authoritative Guide ...
Other good roasts for this method come from the sirloin and rump: sirloin tip, top sirloin, rump roast, and bottom rump roast. Slow-roasting is particularly useful for lean beef cooked for cold rare roast beef sandwiches or salads, where little or no  ...
Bruce Aidells, Denis Kelly, 2001
7
The Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 1000 Recipes
Transfer roast to a rack set in a small roasting pan, cover, and marinate, refrigerated, for at least 8 hours. cook the roast: Let roast stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Put a rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 450°F. Roast beef for 20 ...
Ruth Reichl, 2006
8
Betty Crocker Cookbook
When buying the roast, look for it under several names: beef rib roast, standing rib roast or prime rib roast. Beef Roast 4- to 6-lb beef rib roast (small end) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Yorkshire Pudding Vegetable oil, if necessary 1 ...
Betty Crocker, 2007
9
Step-by-Step Cookbook: More Than 1,000 Recipes * 1,800 ...
Regal roast beef is superb when rubbed with an herb coating, which flavors the meat and the pan juices during cooking. The roasting pan should be kept uncovered; placing the meat fat-side up keeps it moist. Since no two roasts are exactly ...
Susan Westmoreland, Susan Deborah Goldsmith, Elizabeth Brainerd Burge, 2008
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American Journal of Physiology
SUBJECT FOOD AND PREPARATION Rapid-emptying type TVPE OP STOMACH Slow-emptying type Evacuation Highest Evacuation Highest time, hours and minutes total acidity* time, hours and minutes total acidity* 1 Tri Roast beef rare ...
‎1919

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROAST BEEF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roast beef is used in the context of the following news items.
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Food Recall Warning - Grimm's Fine Foods brand Home Style Roast
Ottawa, July 3, 2015 - FG Deli Group Ltd. is recalling Grimm's Fine Foods brand Home Style Roast Beef from the marketplace due to possible Listeria ... «Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Jul 15»
2
Wolfgang Puck recipe: Roast Beef Panini
Let me start you off with one of my favorites, a combination of sliced roast beef, quickly caramelized shallots and a creamy horseradish sauce, assembled on ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, May 15»
3
Old World Meats Recalls Roast Beef Products Due to Misbranding …
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2015 – Old World Meats, a Duluth, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 12 pounds of roast beef products due to misbranding ... «USDA.gov, May 15»
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Tucson packing company is recalling misbranded roast beef
They say the 6 pound to 10 pound packages of "Ready to Cook Corned Beef Bottom Round Flat" that was produced on Feb. 18 by the Stock Yards Meat Packing ... «KCRA Sacramento, Mar 15»
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Alex Guarnaschelli's Roast Beef Recipe Is Perfect for Your Holiday …
But there's something about eating roast beef… it has that unique flavor that harnesses both the deep, beefy richness of a stew and the wonderful brown candy ... «PEOPLE Great Ideas, Dec 14»
6
Should Yorkshire puddings be served with anything but roast beef?
Traditionalists argue that Yorkshire puddings should only be served with roast beef - and, as a result, many of us have suffered the horror of being denied a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
7
Roast beef heaven Magnan Tavern to close in December
Restaurant Magnan Taverne, a fixture in Point St-Charles for decades and the go-to place for roast beef, has announced they will shut their doors before the end ... «Montreal Gazette, Oct 14»
8
Is Arby's Meat Mountain a Mountain of Lies? A Skeptic Investigates.
Confused by the man's request, Guy suggested that the customer order a Triple Stack, which contains roast beef, roast turkey, and bacon. But the customer, Guy ... «Slate Magazine, Aug 14»
9
CFIA, Lucerne Foods Recall Roast Beef Sandwiches Over …
Lucerne Foods is recalling various sandwich products from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. This recall was triggered by the company ... «Food Safety News, Mar 14»
10
Why Does Some Deli Meat Have a Weird Iridescent Shimmer?
The color of the meat matters. Dark cooked meat like roast beef and bright cured meat like ham are more likely to show iridescence because the background ... «Slate Magazine, Sep 13»

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