Cook

  • 11cook — [kook] n. [ME cok < OE coc < VL cocus < L coquus < coquere, to cook < IE base * pekw , to cook > Gr peptein, Sans pácate, (he) cooks, OE afigen, fried] a person who prepares food for eating vt. [ME coken < the n.] 1. to… …

    English World dictionary

  • 12cook — ► VERB 1) prepare (food or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the elements or ingredients. 2) (with reference to food) heat or be heated so as to reach an edible state. 3) informal alter dishonestly. 4) (cook up) informal concoct (a story …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13Cook — Cook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooked} (k[oo^]kt); p. pr & vb. n. {Cooking}.] 1. To prepare, as food, by boiling, roasting, baking, broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency of fire or heat. [1913 Webster] 2. To concoct or prepare;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14Cook — (k[=oo]k), v. i. [Of imitative origin.] To make the noise of the cuckoo. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] Constant cuckoos cook on every side. The Silkworms (1599). [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Cook — (k[oo^]k), v. t. [Etymol. unknown.] To throw. [Prov.Eng.] Cook me that ball. Grose. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Cook — (k[oo^]k), n. [AS. c[=o]c, fr. L. cocus, coquus, coquus, fr. coquere to cook; akin to Gr. pe ptein, Skr. pac, and to E. apricot, biscuit, concoct, dyspepsia, precocious. Cf. {Pumpkin}.] 1. One whose occupation is to prepare food for the table;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17Cook [2] — Cook (spr. Kukk), 1) Grafschaft im Staate Illinois (Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika), 461/2 QM., von den Calumet, Des Plaines u. Chicago Rivers durchflossen; Boden ziemlich eben u. sehr fruchtbar, mit schönen Prairien u. Waldungen; Producte:… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 18Cook — (James) (1728 1779) navigateur anglais; explorateur du Pacifique en 1768 1771 (découverte des îles de la Société et de la Nouvelle Zélande), 1772 1775 (îles Marquises, Nouvelles Hébrides, Antarctique), 1776 1779 (îles Sandwich, auj. archipel des… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 19Cook, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 622 Housing Units (2000): 302 Land area (2000): 0.787253 sq. miles (2.038976 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.787253 sq. miles (2.038976 sq. km) FIPS… …

    StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 20Cook, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 322 Housing Units (2000): 175 Land area (2000): 0.173598 sq. miles (0.449617 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.173598 sq. miles (0.449617 sq. km) FIPS… …

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