English noun: cook | |||
1. | cook (person) someone who cooks food | ||
Broader (hypernym) | skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chef, cookie, cooky, fry cook, preserver, roaster, seasoner | ||
Instance hyponym | Fannie Farmer, Fannie Merritt Farmer, Farmer | ||
2. | Cook (person) English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) | ||
Synonyms | Captain Cook, Captain James Cook, James Cook | ||
Instance hypernym | navigator | ||
English verb: cook | |||
1. | cook (creation) prepare a hot meal | ||
Samples | My husband doesn't cook. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | ||
Entail | cook | ||
Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
2. | cook (creation) prepare for eating by applying heat | ||
Samples | Cook me dinner, please. Can you make me an omelette?. Fix breakfast for the guests, please. | ||
Examples | The chefs cook the vegetables | ||
Synonyms | fix, make, prepare, ready | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | concoct, cook up, deglaze, devil, dress, dress out, escallop, flambe, keep, lard, precook, preserve, put on, scallop, whip up, whomp up | ||
Verb group | make | ||
3. | cook (change) transform and make suitable for consumption by heating | ||
Samples | These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes. | ||
Examples | The chefs cook the vegetables | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bake, blanch, braise, brown, coddle, fricassee, fry, grill, micro-cook, microwave, nuke, overcook, parboil, poach, pressure-cook, roast, souse, steam, stew, zap | ||
Verb group | cook | ||
4. | cook (social) tamper, with the purpose of deception | ||
Samples | Fudge the figures. Cook the books. Falsify the data. | ||
Synonyms | fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cheat, chisel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | juggle | ||
5. | cook (change) transform by heating | ||
Samples | The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Verb group | cook | ||