toqus
Dictionary
English
한국어
Register
Login
🔍
cook
verb
to
prepare
food
by
heating
it
in
any
way
,
such
as
boiling
,
frying
,
or
baking
•
Every
evening
,
Maria
cooks
dinner
for
her
family
.
Every
evening
,
Maria
cooks
dinner
for
her
family
.
•
"
Let
’
s
cook
some
pancakes
for
breakfast
tomorrow
,"
Tom
said
with
a
grin
.
"
Let
’
s
cook
some
pancakes
for
breakfast
tomorrow
,"
Tom
said
with
a
grin
.
Old
English
"
coc
",
from
Latin
"
coquus
"
meaning
“
cook
,
a
person
who
prepares
food
”.
noun
a
person
whose
job
or
role
is
to
prepare
food
•
The
cook
in
the
restaurant
wears
a
tall
white
hat
.
The
cook
in
the
restaurant
wears
a
tall
white
hat
.
•
Grandma
is
an
amazing
cook
who
can
turn
simple
ingredients
into
feasts
.
Grandma
is
an
amazing
cook
who
can
turn
simple
ingredients
into
feasts
.
From
Middle
English
"
cok
",
derived
from
Old
English
"
coc
",
influenced
by
Old
French
"
coc
".
verb
to
dishonestly
change
facts
or
figures
to
make
them
seem
better
or
more
acceptable
•
The
accountant
went
to
jail
after
he
cooked
the
company
’
s
books
.
The
accountant
went
to
jail
after
he
cooked
the
company
’
s
books
.
•
They
tried
to
cook
the
sales
figures
to
impress
investors
.
They
tried
to
cook
the
sales
figures
to
impress
investors
.
Metaphoric
extension
of
the
main
verb
sense
,
first
recorded
in
the
17th
century
,
comparing
dishonest
manipulation
to
mixing
ingredients
.
cookie
noun
a
small
,
flat
,
sweet
baked
treat
,
often
containing
chocolate
chips
,
nuts
,
or
other
flavorings
•
After
dinner
,
Mia
baked
a
batch
of
chocolate-chip
cookies
for
her
friends
.
After
dinner
,
Mia
baked
a
batch
of
chocolate-chip
cookies
for
her
friends
.
•
The
child
smiled
when
his
mother
handed
him
a
warm
cookie
straight
from
the
oven
.
The
child
smiled
when
his
mother
handed
him
a
warm
cookie
straight
from
the
oven
.
From
Dutch
“
koekje
”,
diminutive
of
“
koek
”
meaning
“
cake
”,
brought
to
America
by
Dutch
settlers
in
the
17th
century
.
noun
in
computing
,
a
small
piece
of
data
that
a
website
stores
on
a
user
’
s
device
to
remember
information
about
them
•
This
website
uses
cookies
to
remember
your
language
preference
.
This
website
uses
cookies
to
remember
your
language
preference
.
•
If
you
clear
your
browser
’
s
cookies
,
you
will
be
logged
out
of
most
sites
.
If
you
clear
your
browser
’
s
cookies
,
you
will
be
logged
out
of
most
sites
.
Metaphorically
extended
from
the
edible
cookie
—
just
as
a
cookie
is
a
small
treat
saved
for
later
,
a
web
cookie
is
a
small
piece
of
data
saved
for
later
use
.
First
recorded
in
the
1990s
.
cooking
noun
-
cooking
the
activity
,
art
,
or
practice
of
preparing
food
by
combining
and
heating
ingredients
•
Her
grandmother's
cooking
always
made
family
gatherings
special
.
Her
grandmother's
cooking
always
made
family
gatherings
special
.
•
He
took
a
cooking class
to
learn
how
to
make
Italian
dishes
.
He
took
a
cooking class
to
learn
how
to
make
Italian
dishes
.
adjective
suitable
for
preparing
food
•
She
bought
some
cooking
apples
to
make
a
pie
.
She
bought
some
cooking
apples
to
make
a
pie
.
•
Add
two
tablespoons
of
cooking
oil
to
the
pan
.
Add
two
tablespoons
of
cooking
oil
to
the
pan
.
