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Word: Cook
Speech Type: Verb
Old English cōc (noun), from popular Latin cocus, from Latin coquus
kʊk
prepare (food, a dish, or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the ingredients
Short Definition:prepare food
Examples:- shall I cook dinner tonight?
- she cooked me eggs and bacon
- I told you I could cook
alter dishonestly; falsify
Short Definition:falsify
Examples:- a narcotics team who cooked the evidence
be happening or planned
Short Definition:be happening
Examples:- what's cooking on the alternative fuels front?
perform or proceed vigorously or very well
Short Definition:perform or proceed well
Examples:- the band used to get up on the bandstand and really cook
Word: Cook
Speech Type: Noun
kʊk
a person who prepares and cooks food, especially as a job or in a specified way
Short Definition:person who prepares food
Examples:- Susan was a school cook
- I'm a good cook
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