cook : Idioms & Phrases

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captain cook

  • noun English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
    Cook; Captain Cook; Captain James Cook.
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captain james cook

  • noun English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
    Cook; Captain Cook; Captain James Cook.
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cook out

  • verb cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
    barbecue; barbeque.
    • let's barbecue that meat
    • We cooked out in the forest
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cook strait

  • noun a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand
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cook up

  • verb prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
    concoct.
    • concoct a strange mixture
  • verb make up something artificial or untrue
    fabricate; manufacture; invent; make up.
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cooking apple

  • noun an apple used primarily in cooking for pies and applesauce etc
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cooking chocolate

  • noun pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy
    bitter chocolate; baking chocolate.
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cooking oil

  • noun any of numerous vegetable oils used in cooking
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cooking pan

  • noun cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
    pan.
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cooking stove

  • noun a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
    stove; kitchen stove; range; kitchen range.
    • dinner was already on the stove
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cooking utensil

  • noun a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking
    cookware.
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fry cook

  • noun a cook who specializes in fried foods
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fusion cooking

  • noun cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines
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hard-cooked egg

  • noun an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify
    hard-boiled egg.
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james cook

  • noun English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
    Cook; Captain Cook; Captain James Cook.
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micro-cook

  • verb cook or heat in a microwave oven
    nuke; zap; microwave.
    • You can microwave the leftovers
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mount cook lily

  • noun showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand
    Ranunculus lyalii; mountain lily.
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Pastry cook

  • noun a chef who specializes in pastry
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  • one whose occupation is to make pastry; as, the pastry cook of a hotel.
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pressure-cook

  • verb cook in a pressure cooker
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ready-cooked

  • adjective satellite cooked in such a way as to be ready for sale
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Rock cook

  • . (Zoöl.) (a) A European wrasse (Centrolabrus exoletus) . (b) A rockling.
Webster 1913