All English words - page 1165

Meanings of Cook-someones-goose:

phrase

Spoil someone's plans; cause someone's downfall.

Usage examples:

I've got enough on you to cook your goose

idiom

To do something that spoils someone's plans and prevents them from succeeding

Usage examples:

Just tell her we can't - that'll cook her goose.

Meanings of Cook-the-books:

idiom

To change numbers dishonestly in the accounts (= financial records) of an organization, especially in order to steal money from it

Meanings of Cook-up:

phrasal verb

To cook food, esp. for others

Usage examples:

I know this place where they cook up a nice steak., i’d like to find out who cooked up this scheme.

Meanings of Cookbook:

noun

A book containing recipes and other information about the preparation and cooking of food.

Usage examples:

Sheila quickly tired of eating salads, though, and bought low fat cookbooks and food magazines and …

Meanings of Cookbooks:

noun

A book containing recipes and other information about the preparation and cooking of food.

Usage examples:

Sheila quickly tired of eating salads, though, and bought low fat cookbooks and food magazines and …

Meanings of Cookdom:

noun

The role or position of cook; the fact of being a cook.

Meanings of Cooked:

adjective

(of food or a meal) prepared by heating.

Usage examples:

A cooked breakfast

verb

Prepare (food, a dish, or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the ingredients.

Usage examples:

Shall i cook dinner tonight?

Meanings of Cookee:

noun

A nickname for: a cook.

Meanings of Cookeite:

noun

A lithium-containing mineral of the chlorite group, typically white to yellowish green and occurring in minute scales and in slender six-sided prisms.

Meanings of Cooker:

noun

An appliance used for cooking food, typically consisting of an oven, hob, and grill and powered by gas or electricity.

Usage examples:

In addition to this the ultra-modern culinary arts kitchen includes both gas and electric cookers, …

Meanings of Cookeries:

noun

The practice or skill of preparing and cooking food.

Usage examples:

Italian regional cookery

Meanings of Cookers:

noun

An appliance used for cooking food, typically consisting of an oven, hob, and grill and powered by gas or electricity.

Usage examples:

In addition to this the ultra-modern culinary arts kitchen includes both gas and electric cookers, …

Meanings of Cookery:

noun

The practice or skill of preparing and cooking food.

Usage examples:

Italian regional cookery

Meanings of Cookey:

noun

A nickname for: a cook.

Meanings of Cookhouse:

noun

A kitchen or dining hall in a military camp.

Usage examples:

Visits were also made to cookhouses, messrooms and officers' messes, and the royal couple were pres…

Meanings of Cookhouses:

noun

A kitchen or dining hall in a military camp.

Usage examples:

Visits were also made to cookhouses, messrooms and officers' messes, and the royal couple were pres…

Meanings of Cookie:

noun

A sweet biscuit having a fairly soft, chewy texture and typically containing pieces of chocolate or fruit.

Usage examples:

Chocolate chip cookies

Meanings of Cookie cutter:

noun

A kitchen utensil used to cut a sheet of cookie dough into desired shapes before baking

Meanings of Cookie-sheet:

noun

A cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits

Meanings of Cookies:

noun

A sweet biscuit having a fairly soft, chewy texture and typically containing pieces of chocolate or fruit.

Usage examples:

Chocolate chip cookies

Meanings of Cooking:

noun

The practice or skill of preparing food by combining, mixing, and heating ingredients.

Usage examples:

He developed an interest in cooking

verb

Prepare (food, a dish, or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the ingredients.

Usage examples:

Shall i cook dinner tonight?

Meanings of Cooking-oil:

noun

The activity of preparing or ...

Meanings of Cookish:

adjective

Belonging to or characteristic of a cook.

Meanings of Cookishly:

adverb

In the manner of a cook; like a cook.

Meanings of Cookless:

adjective

Without a cook; not employing a cook.