cook
verb (used with object)
to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting.
cooks
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pluralof cook.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Americans are lodged in a resort hotel in the Carpathian mountain foothills, complete with valets, cooks, a radio and spending money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
She says she’s now mom’s full-time caregiver: She cooks, manages her medications, drives her to appointments and handles her finances and insurance paperwork.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
A menu, she argued, should not require cooks to spend 18 hours peeling pine nuts simply because the chef wants to demonstrate technical skill.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Japanese cooks are working with a brand-new selection of seafood, since El Nino has altered ocean migratory routes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The Lee brothers were part of a relatively small group of maids, cooks, and seamstresses who tended the main house and saw to the family’s every personal need.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
