👩‍🍳cook

verb
/kʊk/

Meaning

to prepare food by heating it so it is ready to eat
to prepare food by heating; to make food ready to eat
a person who prepares food for eating

Example Sentences

She likes to cook Italian dishes.

My mother loves to cook traditional dishes.

The cook prepared a delicious meal for the family.

Example Expressions

cook up a storm

Synonyms

prepare, bake, fry, roast, grill, boil, chef, culinary artist, food preparer
Entry 1
prepare, bake, fry, roast, grill
Entry 2
prepare, bake, fry, boil
Entry 3
chef, culinary artist, food preparer

Antonyms

raw, uncooked, freeze, eat, consume, order food, diner, customer, eater
Entry 1
raw, uncooked, freeze
Entry 2
eat, consume, order food
Entry 3
diner, customer, eater

Collocations

cook food, cook meal, cook dinner, cook rice, cook breakfast, cook thoroughly, cook slowly, head cook, professional cook, home cook
Entry 1
cook food, cook meal, cook dinner, cook rice
Entry 2
cook dinner, cook breakfast, cook meal, cook thoroughly, cook slowly
Entry 3
head cook, professional cook, home cook

More Example Sentences

Cooking rice, I keep it warm.

The food you cooked was tasty.

How long is rice boiled to cook?

I’m sorry, but this is undercooked.

I am cooking pasta with vegetables.

Cooking food, I serve that on the table.

Having boiled the eggs, mother cooked them.

Then you missed a really good cooking show.

Then she takes her shower and starts cooking.

I am great! Emily, did you watch the cooking show on NBC yesterday?

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