cook cook /ˈkʊk/

noun

1. () Someone who cooks food  ( cook )
   someone who cooks food
     The talented cook prepared a mouthwatering feast for the guests.
   The talented cook prepared a mouthwatering feast for the guests.
   
   

verb

1. () Prepare for eating by applying heat  ( make , ready , fix , cook , prepare )
   prepare for eating by applying heat
    Cook me dinner, please
   Cook me dinner, please
    Can you make me an omelette?
   can you make me an omelette?
    Fix breakfast for the guests, please
   fix breakfast for the guests, please
   
2. () Prepare a hot meal  ( cook )
   prepare a hot meal
    My husband doesn't cook
   My husband doesn't cook
   
3. () Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating  ( cook )
   transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
    These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes
   These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes
   
4. Transform by heating  ( cook )
   transform by heating
    The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle
   The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle
   
5. [Informal] Tamper, with the purpose of deception  ( cook [Informal] , fake , falsify , fudge , manipulate , misrepresent , wangle [Informal] )
   tamper, with the purpose of deception
    Fudge the figures
   Fudge the figures
    Cook the books
   cook the books
    Falsify the data
   falsify the data
   

 Cook

noun

1. English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)  ( Captain Cook , Captain James Cook , Cook , James Cook )
   English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)