noun Download 🔗Share A person who prepares food. Examples : "The restaurant employs three cooks who work in the kitchen every day. " food person job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The head cook of a manor house Examples : "In the grand manor house, the cooks decided the menu for the entire household each week. " food job person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The degree or quality of cookedness of food Examples : "The cooks of the steaks varied; some were rare, while others were well-done. " food quality Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who manufactures certain illegal drugs, especially meth. Examples : "Police found two meth cooks working in the illicit lab." substance chemistry police job person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A session of manufacturing certain illegal drugs, especially meth. Examples : "The police raided the abandoned house after receiving reports of frequent cooks happening inside. " substance chemistry police action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fish, the European striped wrasse, Labrus mixtus. Examples : "While diving in the Mediterranean, the marine biologist excitedly pointed out several cooks, their vibrant colors flashing among the rocks. " fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients. Examples : "My mom cooks a delicious chicken dinner every Sunday. " food utensil action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients. Examples : "My mother cooks dinner for the family every night. " food action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be cooked. Examples : "The dinner is cooking on the stove." food action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be uncomfortably hot. Examples : "Look at that poor dog shut up in that car on a day like today - it must be cooking in there." weather sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To execute by electric chair. Examples : "The state cooks murderers as its ultimate punishment. " government law inhuman electric Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hold onto (a grenade) briefly after igniting the fuse, so that it explodes almost immediately after being thrown. Examples : "The soldier cooks the grenade for a few seconds before throwing it, hoping it will explode before the enemy can react. " military weapon action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To concoct or prepare. Examples : "My mom cooks dinner for us every night. " food action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tamper with or alter; to cook up. Examples : "The accountant cooks the books to hide the company's losses. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play or improvise in an inspired and rhythmically exciting way. (From 1930s jive talk.) Examples : "Crank up the Coltrane and start cooking!" music entertainment language style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play music vigorously. Examples : "On the Wagner piece, the orchestra was cooking!" music entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make the noise of the cuckoo. Examples : "The cuckoo clock in the living room cooks every hour, reminding us of the time. " animal sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To throw. Examples : "He cooks the crumpled paper into the trash can from across the room. " action sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading