COOK as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • someone who cooks food
    Hypernyms(s) cook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Cook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

COOK as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
    Usage Example(s)
    • These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes
    Hypernyms(s) cook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • transform by heating
    Usage Example(s)
    • The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle
    Hypernyms(s) cook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • prepare for eating by applying heat
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Cook me dinner, please
    • can you make me an omelette?
    • fix breakfast for the guests, please
    Hypernyms(s) cook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • prepare a hot meal
    Usage Example(s)
    • My husband doesn”t cook
    Hypernyms(s) cook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s) Entail(s)
  5. Meaning
    • fake or falsify
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Fudge the figures
    • cook the books
    • falsify the data
    Hypernyms(s) cook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)