Synonyms

1. knock

Sentence Examples

1. The scent of roast pig filled the hall with the warmth of the flames.
2. His breakfast consisted of a side-dish, a broiled fish with Reading sauce, a scarlet slice of roast beef garnished with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and a morsel of Cheshire cheese, the whole being washed down with several cups of tea, for which the Reform is famous.
3. John Knightley returning from the daily visit to Donwell, with his two eldest boys, whose healthy, glowing faces shewed all the benefit of a country run, and seemed to ensure a quick despatch of the roast mutton and rice pudding they were hastening home for.
4. Confining himself to pleasantries and flattery, Beau waited until Father sliced the roast beef and set the carving knife on the sideboard before announcing the purpose of his call.
5. My nights are long and often sleepless I dine on burnt roast and stale bread and my only company is the lushington in a stupor on my study floor.
6. THE ROAST CHICKEN WAS PERFECTLY DONE with the skin at just the right crispiness level!
7. After Michael called room service and ordered up a couple of roast beef sandwiches and twelve small bottles of water, he slid into his usual armchair.
8. There, they exchanged food and drink with endless stories of their courageous deeds while they picked clean the three roast pigs extended over the fire pits.
9. He sat himself down on a log and was given wine and a plate of spit roast deer, bread and fruit.
10. I took out my small provisions, and after having refreshed myself, I secured the remainder in a cave, whereof there were great numbers I gathered plenty of eggs upon the rocks, and got a quantity of dry seaweed and parched grass, which I designed to kindle the next day, and roast my eggs as well as I could, for I had about me my flint, steel, match, and burning-glass.