Cook (k k), Frederick Albert 1865-1940. American physician and Arctic explorer who announced that he had reached the North Pole in 1908, a claim that was rejected by the scientific community. |
| Cook, James Known as "Captain Cook." 1728-1779. British navigator and explorer who commanded three major voyages of discovery, charting and naming many islands of the Pacific Ocean. He also sailed along the coast of North America as far north as the Bering Strait. |
| Cook, Mount 1. also A·o·rang·i (ä   -räng g ) The highest mountain, 3,766.4 m (12,349 ft), of New Zealand, on South Island in the Southern Alps.2. A peak, 4,196.8 m (13,760 ft) high, in the St. Elias Mountains on the border between Alaska and Yukon Territory, Canada. |
| cook (kk) v. cooked, cook·ing, cooks v.tr. 1. To prepare (food) for eating by applying heat. 2. To prepare or treat by heating: slowly cooked the medicinal mixture. 3. Slang To alter or falsify so as to make a more favorable impression; doctor: disreputable accountants who were paid to cook the firm's books. v.intr. 1. To prepare food for eating by applying heat. 2. To undergo application of heat especially for the purpose of later ingestion. 3. Slang To happen, develop, or take place: What's cooking in town? 4. Slang To proceed or perform very well: The band really got cooking after midnight. n. Phrasal Verb: A person who prepares food for eating. cook up Informal Idiom: To fabricate; concoct: cook up an excuse. cook (one's) goose Slang To ruin one's chances: The speeding ticket cooked his goose with his father. Her goose was cooked when she was caught cheating on the test. [Middle English coken, from coke, cook, from Old English c c, from Vulgar Latin *ccus, from Latin cocus, coquus, from coquere, to cook; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.] |
cook
Verb
1. to prepare (food) by heating or (of food) to be prepared in this way
2. Slang to alter or falsify (figures or accounts): she had cooked the books
Noun
a person who prepares food for eating
See also cook up [Latin coquere]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cook - someone who cooks food chef - a professional cook fry cook - a cook who specializes in fried foods preserver - a cook who preserves fruits or meat roaster - a cook who roasts food seasoner - a cook who uses seasonings; "the cook is a light seasoner" |
| 2. |  Cook - English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) | |
| Verb | 1. | cook - prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch |
| 2. | cook - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch deglaze - dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring flambe - pour liquor over and ignite (a dish) put on - put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!" devil - coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs" precook - cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long; "precook the rice" lard - prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat" make - gather and light the materials for; "make a fire" | |
| 3. | cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes" change integrity - change in physical make-up bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes" brown - fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan" coddle - cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs" souse - cook in a marinade; "souse herring" micro-cook, microwave, nuke, zap - cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers" cook - transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle" overcook - cook too long; "The vegetables were completely overcooked" fricassee - make a fricassee of by cooking; "fricassee meats" stew - cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine" roast - cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey" braise - cook in liquid; "braise beef" fry - cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes" grill - cook over a grill; "grill the sausages" steam - cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables" pressure-cook - cook in a pressure cooker poach - cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots" | |
| 4. | cook - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit" | |
| 5. | cook - transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes" |
Translations
cook [kuk] vt → cocinar (= stew etc); guisar [+ meal]; preparar
n → cocinero/a
cook up vt (col) [+ excuse, story]; inventar
cook [kuk] vt → kochen, zubereiten
vi (person, food) → kochen;
(fry, roast) → braten;
(pie) → backen
cook up cook (inf) vt → sich dat einfallen lassen, zurechtbasteln
cook [kuk] vt → cucinare, cuocere [+ meal]; preparare
n → cuoco/a
cook up vt (col) [+ excuse, story]; improvvisare, inventare
v cook [kuk]
to prepare (food) or become ready by heating She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven. kook, gaarmaak يَطْبُـخ، يَطـهـو готвя vařit, péci lave mad; koge; stege kochen μαγειρεύω cocinar, guisar, preparar (la comida), cocer keetma, küpsetama, küpsema پختن valmistaa, keittää, kypsyä (faire) cuire לְבָשֵל पकाना kuhati, gotoviti elkészít, megfőz, megsüt memasak elda cuocere, cucinare 料理する 요리하다, 요리되다 gaminti (virti, kepti ir pan.) (par ēdienu) gatavot, gatavoties masak koken lage mat, koke, steke, bake gotować (się) cozinhar a găti готовить(ся) variť, piecť kuhati kuvati laga mat, tillaga[], steka[], koka[] ทำอาหาร piş(ir)mek 烹調 готувати(ся); варити(ся) كهانا پکانا، پکنا nấu ăn 烹调
n
a person who cooks, especially for a living She was employed as a cook at the embassy. kok طَـبّـاخ готвач kuchař kok der/die Koch/Köchin μάγειρας cocinero, cocinera kokk, toidukeetja آشپز kokki, keittäjä cuisinier/-ière טַבָּח रसोइया kuharica, kuhar szakács(nő) jurumasak matreiðslumaður, kokkur cuoco 料理人 요리사 virėjas pavārs; virēja tukang masak kok kokk(e) kucharz cozinheiro bucătar повар kuchár, -ka kuhar kuvar kock คนทำอาหาร aşçı 廚師 куховарка; кухар باورچی، خانساماں đầu bếp 厨师
n cooker
1 an apparatus on which food is cooked; a stove She has an electric cooker. stoof جِـهـاز الـطَّبْـخ печка vařič, sporák komfur der Kocher κουζίνα μαγειρέματος cocina, fogón pliit خوراک پز liesi cuisinière תָנוּר בִּשוּל कुकर kuhalo tűzhely kompor, peralatan masak eldunartæki, hella cucina 調理器具 요리 기구 viryklė plīts dapur gas kooktoestel komfyr, kokeapparat kuchenka fogão maşină de gătit плита sporák kuhalnik šporet []spis หม้อหุงข้าว fırın, ocak 炊具 плита, піч چولها bếp nướng 炊具
2 an apple etc used in cooking, not for eating raw. stowevrug تُفّاح للطَّـبْـخ плод, използван за готвене potravina k vaření kogeæble; madæble das Kochobst καρπός προοριζόμενος για ψήσιμο fruta o alimento para cocinar küpsetamis- سیب پختنی ruoka- (pomme) à cuire פְּרִי לְבִּישוּל पका हुआ plod koji se može kuhati kompótalma untuk dimasak epli til matreiðslu da cuocere 料理用果物 (날로 먹는 것보다) 요리해 먹는 데 적합한 과일［야채］ tinkamas virti/kepti vārāms auglis epal untuk dimasak stoofappel mateple/-frukt owoce na kompot/ciasto maçA para cozer măr copt яблоко для готовки potravina na varenie (živila) za kuhanje jabuka kolačara matäpple, matfrukt ผลไม้ที่นำมาประกอบอาหาร yemeklik elma vs 烹飪用水果 сорт фруктів, придатний для варіння پهل جو پكانے کے لۓ استعمال كيا جاتا هے loại quả dùng để nấu ăn 烹饪用水果
n cookery
the art or practice of cooking food She was taught cookery at school; (also adjective ) cookery classes. kookkuns فَـن الطَّـبْـخ готварство kuchařství, kuchařské umění madlavning das Kochen μαγειρική cocina kokandus هنر آشپزی keittotaito, ruoanlaitto (de la art) cuisine; de cuisine בִּשוּל @@@בּישׁוּל$$$ पाक कला, पाकशास्त्र kuhanje, kuharsko umijeće szakácsművészet; főző(tanfolyam) seni memasak matargerð gastronomia, arte culinaria; di cucina 料理法 요리법 valgių gaminimas, kulinarija ēdienu gatavošana; kulinārija masakan het koken; kook- matlaging, kokekunst sztuka gotowania cozinha culinar, de gătit) кулинария kuchárstvo kuhanje, kuharstvo; kuharski kulinarstvo kokkonst, matlagning การปรุงอาหาร aşçılık, yemek pişirme 烹調法 кулінарія; куховарство کهانا پكانے كى تركيب، طباخى nghề nấu ăn 烹调法
n cookery-book
(Americanˈcook-book) a book of instructions on how to prepare and cook various dishes. resepteboek, kookboek كِتـاب فَـن الطَّـبْـخ готварска книга kuchařská kniha kogebog das Kochbuch οδηγός μαγειρικής libro de cocinar kokaraamat کتاب آشپزی keittokirja livre de cuisine סֶפֶר בִּישוּל पाक कला की पुस्तक kuharica szakácskönyv buku masakan matreiðslubók libro di cucina 料理の本 요리책 valgių gaminimo knyga pavārgrāmata buku masakan kookboek kokebok książka kucharska livro de cozinha carte de bucate поваренная книга kuchárska kniha kuharska knjiga kuvar kokbok ตำราอาหาร yemek kitabı 烹調書 куховарська книга کهانا پكانے كى تركيبوں والى كتاب sách dạy nấu ăn 烹调书
cook up
to invent or make up a false story etc He cooked up a story about his car having broken down. versinsel يُلَـفِّق قِـصَّـة، يَـخْتَلِـق измислям vymyslet si opdigte; finde på erdichten σοφίζομαι inventar(se) välja mõtlema از خود درآوردن؛ اختراع کردن keittää kokoon inventer לְהַמצִיא झूठा आविष्कार करना, गढ़ लेना izmisliti kieszel mereka-reka sjóða saman, skálda upp inventare でっち上げる 꾸며내다 iš(si)galvoti sadomāt; sagudrot mereka cerita verzinnen dikte opp, finne på zmyślać fabricar a inventa выдумать vymyslieť si izmisliti si izmisliti koka ihop แต่งเรื่อง uydurmak 偽造，編造 придумувати; сфабрикувати كهانى گهڑنا bịa ra cái gì 伪造，编造
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