roast vs tease

roast and tease both are nouns.

roast is an adjective but tease is not an adjective.

roast and tease both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roast	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
tease	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tease is a hyponym of roast; that is, tease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roast:

roast: subject to laughter or ridicule
tease: mock or make fun of playfully

Other hyponyms of roast include lampoon, satirise, satirize, debunk, expose, stultify.

roast (noun)	tease (noun)
negative criticism	the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
	a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

roast (adjective)	tease (adjective)
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

roast (verb)	tease (verb)
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven	ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
subject to laughter or ridicule	harass with persistent criticism or carping
	mock or make fun of playfully
	separate the fibers of
	disentangle and raise the fibers of
	raise the nap of (fabrics)
	tear into pieces
	annoy persistently
	to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

Difference between roast and tease

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