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cook
/kuk/
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  1. verb
    tamper, with the purpose of deception
    "cook the books"

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    fake falsify fudge manipulate misrepresent wangle
    type of:
    chisel cheat
  2. noun
    English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

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    captain cook captain james cook james cook
  3. verb
    prepare for eating by applying heat

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    fix make prepare ready
  4. verb
    prepare a hot meal
    "My husband doesn't cook"
  5. noun
    someone who cooks food
  6. verb
    transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
    "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
    type of:
    change integrity
  7. verb
    transform by heating
    "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
    type of:
    change modify alter
Examples of cook
  • "cook the books"
  • "My husband doesn't cook"
  • "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
  • "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
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