cook
356
1.0
- noun
- /kʊk/
:
cocinero
- He's the cook.
- waiters and cooks
- porters and cooks
- workers and cooks
There are beans and bullets, cooks, fuel, that kind of stuff, right?
- There are beans and bullets, cooks, fuel, that kind of stuff, right?
- You know, you don't know you're a bad cook until you till you know it.
- And he also condemned the cook to be cooked to death.
- The chef comes up with the concept, the cook does stuff.
Examples
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She was a great cook though, wasn't she?
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Which one of you two is the cook?
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Charles is a pretty good cook.
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Both parents worked on a farm, her mother as a cook, her father as the hired hand.
Academic text (1995) -
The kitchen was set up for a serious cook, which Edward was.
Academic text (1995) -
Mitch has become an excellent cook.
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He is a house servant, first rate cook and splendid carriage driver.
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I was the cook.
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To add flair, flour filled the air as the cook stirred the dough.
Academic text (2015) -
Mitch has become an excellent cook who can create delicious meals for any occasion.
Synonyms
559
2.3
A professional cook who leads a restaurant or hotel kitchen
4
3.4
A trained cook who works in a restaurant or at events
3
9.5
A person who cooks for workers on a ranch or at a camp
1
6.9
A person who cooks and prepares food
A person who cooks food for a living, usually in a restaurant
A cook who works at different kitchen stations to help when needed
Idioms
Compounds
- New Zealand
A New Zealand plant with large white flowers that comes back each year in mountains
How Skilled
559
2.3
356
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cook comes from an old Latin root coquere meaning 'to cook', so a cook is simply a person who prepares and makes food.