noun
someone who cooks food
noun
English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Synonyms
James Cook
Captain Cook
Captain James Cook
verb
prepare a hot meal
Examples
- My husband doesn't cook
verb
prepare for eating by applying heat
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
Examples
- These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes
verb
tamper, with the purpose of deception
Synonyms
Examples
- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
verb
transform by heating
Examples
- The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle