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How to pronounce cook in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle
Type of chisel, cheat
Has types juggle


cook the books.
Type Words
Synonyms captain cook, captain james cook, james cook
Type Words
Synonyms fix, make, prepare, ready
Type of create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Has types preserve, scallop, cook up, put on, flambe, keep, lard, precook, whip up, dress, devil, deglaze, concoct, escallop, whomp up, dress out
Verb group make
Derivation cooker, cookery, cooking
Type Words
Type of create from raw stuff, create from raw material
Derivation cookery, cooking


My husband doesn't cook.
Type Words
Type of trained worker, skilled workman, skilled worker
Has types cooky, fry cook, preserver, roaster, seasoner, chef, cookie
Type Words
Type of change integrity
Has types zap, bake, blanch, braise, brown, coddle, fricassee, fry, grill, micro-cook, microwave, nuke, overcook, parboil, poach, pressure-cook, roast, souse, steam, stew
Derivation cookery, cooking


These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes.
Type Words
Type of change, modify, alter
Derivation cooker


The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle.

Examples of cook

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Cook on high 6 to 7 hours or on low 9 to 10 hours, until brisket is fork-tender.
From the stltoday.com
Cook until barley is just starting to toast and smells fragrant, 5 to 7 minutes.
From the stltoday.com
Cook it for several seconds on each side, just until no traces of pink are left.
From the thenewstribune.com
Add fresh tomatoes and cook covered until water is cooked out, about 15 minutes.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Add the onion and carrots and cook until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
From the sacbee.com
I've got a lot more energy to pick up my little boy, go home and cook and clean.
From the sacbee.com
Place bacon in a deep skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
From the news-journalonline.com
I cook almost all my children's food from scratch because of my son's allergies.
From the ocregister.com
Reduce heat, cook partially covered for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
From the kansas.com
More examples
  • Someone who cooks food
  • Prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"
  • English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
  • Prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
  • Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
  • Fudge: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
  • Cook (dates unknown) was an English professional cricketer from Brentford who played in major matches for Middlesex during the 1730s. He was "reckoned one of the best bowlers in England".Buckley, p.10.
  • Cook is a lunar crater that lies in the western part of the Mare Fecunditatis, just to the southeast of the prominent crater Colombo. To the southwest is Monge.
  • USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy.