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Word entry · 4 letters

cook

Best crossword clue

"Heat food until ready"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /kʊk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ckooStarts with CEnds with K18 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

Word origin

From Middle English cook, from Old English cōc (“a cook”), from Latin cocus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook, become ripe”).

Used in a sentence

  • I'm a terrible cook, so I eat a lot of frozen dinners.
  • Police found two meth cooks working in the illicit lab.
  • By late October, the pressure on the Dark Arrows' ecstasy cook had eased. Other suppliers had moved in with product.

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Used as a crossword answer18 curated clues

01Heat food until ready4 letters
02Kitchen verb4 letters
03Make a meal4 letters
04Make dinner4 letters
05Make edible4 letters
06Make food with heat4 letters
07Prepare a hot dish4 letters
08Prepare a meal4 letters
09Prepare a recipe4 letters
10Prepare dinner4 letters
11Prepare food with heat4 letters
12Prepare in a pan4 letters
13Prepare on a burner4 letters
14Prepare on a stove4 letters
15Use a stove4 letters
16Work at a stove4 letters
17Work in a kitchen4 letters
18Prepare food4 letters

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