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cook

/kʊk/noun, verb1 syllable

Cook means: tamper, with the purpose of deception.

Synonyms for cook14

noun, as in English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

James Cook, Captain Cook, Captain James Cook

verb, as in tamper, with the purpose of deception

fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, wangle, misrepresent

verb, as in prepare for eating by applying heat

fix, ready, make, prepare

also used for cook

do

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What does cook mean?7

verb

1

tamper, with the purpose of deception“Fudge the figures”

2

prepare for eating by applying heat“Cook me dinner, please”

3

prepare a hot meal“My husband doesn't cook”

4

transform and make suitable for consumption by heating“These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes”

5

transform by heating“The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle”

noun

1

English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

2

someone who cooks food

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cook?13

two syllables

mistook

three syllables

undertookovertook
Show 40 near rhymes
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Cook in a sentence

  • Because my mother is sick, my father will cook today.CM
  • She was able to cook herself dinner, after a fashion.blay_paul
  • Could you cook a skewer for me, please?unknown
  • I'll do your shopping, clean up the house, and cook your dinner for you.CK
  • If the child needs to eat, cook something healthy for him.Zifre
  • First of all, we must dismiss the cook.AlanF_US
  • True, she knows a lot about cooking, but she's not a good cook.CH
  • You're not a very good cook, are you?CK

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Forms of cook

as a noun

plural
cooks

as a verb

past tense
cooked
present participle
cooking
third-person singular
cooks
past participle
cooked