Cooking — synonyms, definition

1. cooking (a)

afoot boiling forthcoming happening in progress scalding scorching steaming

2. cooking (Adjective)

cooking (Adjective) — In progress, happening or planned. ex. "The project took a few days to gain momentum, but by the end of the week, things were really cooking"

3. cooking (Noun)

cookery preparation

cooking (Noun) — The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat. ex. "cooking can be a great art"

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4. cooking (Verb)

faking falsifying fixing fudging making manipulating misrepresenting preparing readying spoofing wangling

cooking (Verb) — (of food) combine or process (e.g. heat) to make ready for eating. ex. "Cook me dinner, please"

cooking (Verb) — Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating. ex. "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

cooking (Verb) — Tamper, with the purpose of deception. ex. "cook the books"

cooking (Verb) — Transform by heating. ex. "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"

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