Meaning & Definition of Cook in English
English⟶
Cook
/kʊk/
noun
1. Someone who cooks food
synonym:
- cook
2. English navigator who claimed the east coast of australia for britain and discovered several pacific islands (1728-1779)
synonym:
- Cook,
- James Cook,
- Captain Cook,
- Captain James Cook
verb
1. Prepare a hot meal
- "My husband doesn't cook"
synonym:
- cook
2. Prepare for eating by applying heat
- "Cook me dinner, please"
- "Can you make me an omelette?"
- "Fix breakfast for the guests, please"
synonym:
- cook,
- fix,
- ready,
- make,
- prepare
3. Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
- "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
synonym:
- cook
4. Tamper, with the purpose of deception
- "Fudge the figures"
- "Cook the books"
- "Falsify the data"
synonym:
- fudge,
- manipulate,
- fake,
- falsify,
- cook,
- wangle,
- misrepresent
5. Transform by heating
- "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
synonym:
- cook
Examples of using
She helped her mother cook the turkey.
The cook will get a thou, while mister schoolboy will get a beating.
Sir schoolboy, it's all, all been prompted to you. The correct answer is, naturally, a cook!