Definition of cook - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

someone who cooks food

Noun

English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

Verb

prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn''t cook"

Verb

prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

Verb

transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

Verb

tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

Verb

transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"

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Synonyms

Captain Cook Captain James Cook fake falsify fix fudge James Cook make manipulate misrepresent prepare ready wangle

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More General Terms

alter change change integrity cheat chisel create from raw material create from raw stuff modify skilled worker skilled workman trained worker

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More Specific Terms

bake blanch braise brown chef coddle concoct cook up cookie cooky deglaze devil dress dress out escallop flambe fricassee fry fry cook grill juggle keep lard micro-cook microwave nuke overcook parboil poach precook preserve preserver pressure-cook put on roast roaster scallop seasoner souse steam stew whip up whomp up zap

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