COOK Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word cook. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COOK
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bake | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven • prepare with dry heat in an oven • heat by a natural force • be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun | ||||||||
make | verbv | |||||||
noun • a recognizable kind • the act of mixing cards haphazardly verb • engage in • give certain properties to something • make or cause to be or to become • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally • create or manufacture a man-made product • make, formulate, or derive in the mind • compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way • create by artistic means • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages • create or design, often in a certain way • to compose or represent • reach a goal • be or be capable of being changed or made into • make by shaping or bringing together constituents • perform, produce, or carry out • make by combining materials and parts • change from one form into another • act in a certain way so as to acquire • charge with a function; charge to be • achieve a point or goal • reach a destination, either real or abstract • institute, enact, or establish • carry out or commit • form by assembling individuals or constituents • organize or be responsible for • put in order or neaten • head into a specified direction • have a bowel movement • undergo fabrication or creation • be suitable for • add up to • amount to • constitute the essence of • appear to begin an activity • proceed along a path • reach in time • gather and light the materials for • prepare for eating by applying heat • induce to have sex • assure the success of • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like • consider as being • calculate as being • cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable • favor the development of • develop into • behave in a certain manner • eliminate urine | ||||||||
prepare | verbv | |||||||
verb • make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc • prepare for eating by applying heat • to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery • arrange by systematic planning and united effort • educate for a future role or function • create by training and teaching • lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord • undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession | ||||||||
stew | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • agitation resulting from active worry • food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables verb • be in a huff; be silent or sullen • bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings • cook slowly and for a long time in liquid | ||||||||
barbecue | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce • a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit • a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors verb • cook outdoors on a barbecue grill | ||||||||
boil | verbv | |||||||
noun • a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus • the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level verb • come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor • immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes • bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point • be agitated • be in an agitated emotional state | ||||||||
braise | verbv | |||||||
verb • cook in liquid | ||||||||
broil | verbv | |||||||
noun • cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) verb • cook under a broiler • heat by a natural force • be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun | ||||||||
fry | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a young person of either sex • English painter and art critic (1866-1934) • English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907) verb • be excessively hot • cook in hot fat or oil • kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair | ||||||||
grill | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill • a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate verb • cook over or under a grill • examine thoroughly | ||||||||
pan-fry | verbv | |||||||
verb • fry in a pan | ||||||||
poach | verbv | |||||||
verb • hunt illegally • cook in a simmering liquid | ||||||||
roast | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion • negative criticism adjective satellite • (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven verb • cook with dry heat, usually in an oven • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||||
sear | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture verb • make very hot and dry • become superficially burned • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color • cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat | ||||||||
simmer | verbv | |||||||
noun • temperature just below the boiling point verb • boil slowly at low temperature | ||||||||
smoke | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas • a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion • an indication of some hidden activity • something with no concrete substance • tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder • street names for marijuana • the act of smoking tobacco or other substances • (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity verb • inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes • emit a cloud of fine particles | ||||||||
steam | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere verb • travel by means of steam power • emit steam • rise as vapor • get very agitated or angry • clean by means of steaming • cook something by letting steam pass over it | ||||||||
charbroil | verbv | |||||||
verb • To cook on a flat, lined metal surface that is heated from below; to chargrill. | ||||||||
saut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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fake | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • (football) a deceptive move made by a football player adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • tamper, with the purpose of deception • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths | ||||||||