Synonyms of cook

Noun

1. cook, skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

usage: someone who cooks food

2. Cook, James Cook, Captain Cook, Captain James Cook

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

Verb

1. cook, create from raw material, create from raw stuff

usage: prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"

2. cook, fix, ready, make, prepare, create from raw material, create from raw stuff

usage: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

3. cook, change integrity

usage: transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

4. fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent, cheat, chisel

usage: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

5. cook, change, alter, modify

usage: transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"

Definition and meaning of cook (Dictionary)