Cooking

Pronunciation: /ˈkʊk/

Cooking (verb)

  1. To make food ready to eat by heating it.
  2. To change information dishonestly to deceive others.

Examples

  • She loves to cook pasta for dinner.
  • They cook breakfast every morning.

Common collocations: cook a meal, cook dinner, cook from scratch, cook the books, head cook

Cooking (noun)

  1. A person who prepares and cooks food.

Examples

  • The cook prepared a delicious meal.
  • Every restaurant needs a skilled cook.

Synonyms of Cooking

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Cooking

  • describing food that is not cooked