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51Cook — /kook/, n. 1. Frederick Albert, 1865 1940, U.S. physician and polar explorer. 2. George Cram /kram/, 1873 1924, U.S. novelist, dramatist, and poet. 3. Captain James, 1728 79, English navigator and explorer in the S Pacific, Antarctic Ocean, and… …
52Cook — I Cook [kʊk], Thos. Cook & Son [ tɔməs kʊk ænd sʌn], ältestes Reisebüro, gegründet 1845 in Leicester durch Thomas Cook (* 1808, ✝ 1892), der als Erster die neuen Möglichkeiten des Eisenbahnwesens für den Tourismus nutzte; er schuf… …
53cook — I n. 1) the chief, head cook 2) (AE) a short order cook II v. (C) cook some vegetables for us; or cook us some vegetables * * * [kʊk] head cook or cook us some vegetables (AE) a short order cook (C) cook some vegetables for us the chief …
54cook — {{11}}cook (n.) O.E. coc, from V.L. cocus cook, from L. coquus, from coquere to cook, prepare food, ripen, digest, turn over in the mind from PIE root *pekw to cook (Cf. Oscan popina kitchen, Skt. pakvah cooked, Gk. peptein, Lith. kepti …
55Cook — I. /kʊk/ (say kook) noun 1. Captain James, 1728–79, English navigator, noted for his voyages of exploration in the Pacific; explored and mapped the east coast of Australia in the Endeavour in 1770, which led to the British colonisation of… …
56cook — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. prepare, concoct, fix, make; roast, broil, boil, fry, etc.; informal, doctor; slang, ruin, spoil. See food, heat, deterioration, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. chef, short order cook, meat cook …
57cook — Used to address a professional cook in domestic service, on merchant ships, in lumberjack camps, etc. In The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, Mr Pickwick is tricked into paying a nocturnal visit to Westgate House, a boarding school for… …
58cook — [[t]kʊk[/t]] v. t. 1) to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting 2) to subject (anything) to the application of heat 3) cvb sts Slang. to ruin; spoil 4) inf Informal. to falsify, as accounts: to cook the books[/ex]… …
59cook — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, gourmet (esp. AmE), great, wonderful ▪ He s a very good cook. ▪ amateur (esp. BrE) …
60cook — 1. to kill Perhaps not from the usual culinary imagery, despite the attractions of derivation from cook your goose, to cause to fail. Possibly from execution by electricity: Those fucking sketches could cook him if we found the girl.… …
