cook Definition
cook (ko̵ok)
noun
a person who prepares food for eating
Etymology: ME cok < OE coc < VL cocus < L coquus < coquere, to cook < IE base *pekw-, to cook > Gr peptein, Sans pácate, (he) cooks, OE afigen, fried
transitive verb
- to prepare (food) for eating by subjecting to heat, as by boiling, baking, frying, etc.
- to subject to heat or to some treatment suggestive of a heating process
- to tamper with; falsify
- Slang to spoil; ruin
Etymology: ME coken < the n.
intransitive verb
- to act or serve as a cook
- to undergo the process of being cooked
- Jazz to play, esp. to improvise, in an inspired and rhythmically exciting way
cook Idioms
cook up
Informal to concoct; devise; invent to cook up an alibi
what's cooking?
☆Slang what's happening?
Cook¹ Definition
Cook (ko̵ok)
Cook, James 1728-79; Eng. naval officer & explorer: explored Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, etc.
Cook² Definition
Cook (ko̵ok)
mountain of the Southern Alps, New Zealand: highest peak in New Zealand: 12,349 ft (3,764 m)
cook Synonyms
cook
n.
cook Synonyms
cook
v.
cook Usage Examples
Object
- breakfast: Chris cooked a late breakfast which was followed by beer at the Star.
- meal: Optional home cooked evening meal with fresh local produce.
- utensil: All kitchens are equipped with fridge, full size cooker, grill, toaster, kettle, cooking utensils and matching crockery.
- pasta: Joel and me cooked pasta, which was gross.
- meat: Don't put raw meat products next to cooked or partially cooked meat on the barbecue.
- rice: Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the cooked rice, fish and chopped egg.
Preposition: on
- griddle: Filet Steak 8 oz of Prime Scotch Beef cooked on the griddle to your liking.
- barbecue: Or try adding chunks of banana to skewers of fish cooked on the barbecue.
Noun used with modifier
- gourmet: Gourmet cooks will find what they are looking for at a French cooking specialty stall, the spices stall or the garlic stall.
- pastry: In quick succession, he became pastry cook, cafe manager, restaurant magnate.
Preposition: over
heat: Add the chopped cabbage and continue to cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring.
Preposition: until
tender: While the vegetables are cooking place the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water and cook until tender.
Adjective modifier
keen: Ryan is a Lance Corporal in the Slough Company of the Boys Brigade and he is a keen cook.
Followed by an intransitive particle
through: Reduce heat to a moderate setting and cook through.
Particle object:
storm: No complaints tho as he cooked up a storm and then we watched The Terminator, which was as good as ever.
Present participle complement
stir: Cook stirring for a few minutes, until golden.
Preposition: in
- oven: They do great pizzas there, cooked in a wood oven.
- sauce: Once it's cooked in a sauce you cannot taste the difference.
Preposition: for
minute: Continue to cook for 3-4 minutes over a low heat.
Preposition: like
spinach: The leaves are cooked like spinach or in soup, or eaten raw in salads ( Richter 1981 ).
Browse dictionary entries near cook
- ‹ coocoo
- ‹ coo
- ‹ cony
- ‹ convulsive
- ‹ convulsion
- ‹ convulse
- ‹ convoy
- ‹ convolvulus
- ‹ convolve
- ‹ convolution
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