Synonyms for Cook

Synonyms for (noun) Cook

Synonyms: cook

Definition: someone who cooks food

Similar words: skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker

Definition: a worker who has acquired special skills


Synonyms: Cook, James Cook, Captain Cook, Captain James Cook

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

Similar words: navigator

Definition: in earlier times, a person who explored by ship


Synonyms for (verb) Cook

Synonyms: cook

Definition: transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

Usage: These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes

Similar words: change integrity

Definition: change in physical make-up


Synonyms: cook

Definition: transform by heating

Usage: The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle

Similar words: alter, change, modify

Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue


Synonyms: ready, prepare, make, cook, fix

Definition: prepare for eating by applying heat

Usage: Cook me dinner, please; can you make me an omelette?; fix breakfast for the guests, please

Similar words: create from raw material, create from raw stuff

Definition: make from scratch


Synonyms: cook

Definition: prepare a hot meal

Usage: My husband doesn't cook

Similar words: create from raw material, create from raw stuff

Definition: make from scratch


Synonyms: fudge, fake, falsify, manipulate, cook, misrepresent, wangle

Definition: tamper, with the purpose of deception

Usage: Fudge the figures; cook the books; falsify the data

Similar words: cheat, chisel

Definition: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

Usage: Who's chiseling on the side?


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