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"cook the books"verbtamper, with the purpose of deception
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nounEnglish navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
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verbprepare for eating by applying heat
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"My husband doesn't cook"verbprepare a hot meal
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nounsomeone who cooks foodtype of:
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"These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"verbtransform and make suitable for consumption by heatingtype of:
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"The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"verbtransform by heating
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