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cook

The correct spelling is cook.

How to pronounce cook

/kuːk/
noun

IPA: /kuːk/

Say it like: Coo-k

The correct spelling is cook. A person who prepares food. For example: "I'm a terrible cook, so I eat a lot of frozen dinners."

Usage Examples

I'm a terrible cook, so I eat a lot of frozen dinners.

Police found two meth cooks working in the illicit lab.

I'm cooking bangers and mash.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A person who prepares food.
  2. 2.The head cook of a manor house
  3. 3.The degree or quality of cookedness of food
  4. 4.One who manufactures certain illegal drugs, especially meth.
  5. 5.A session of manufacturing certain illegal drugs, especially meth.

verb

  1. 1.To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
  2. 2.To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
  3. 3.To be cooked.
  4. 4.To be uncomfortably hot.
  5. 5.To execute by electric chair.

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