someone who cooks food
English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
[ Syn: cook , james cook , captain cook , captain james cook ]
cook (n.)
prepare a hot meal; My husband doesn't cook'
prepare for eating by applying heat; Cook me dinner, please; can you make me an omelette?; fix breakfast for the guests, please
transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes'
tamper, with the purpose of deception; Fudge the figures; cook the books; falsify the data
[ Syn: fudge , manipulate , fake , falsify , wangle , misrepresent ]
transform by heating; The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle'