cooking

Definition

  • noun: the act of preparing and cooking food
  • adjective: suitable for or used in cooking
  • synonyms: cookery, cuisine, culinary art

Examples

  • The rice is still 'cooking', but it will be ready in 10 minutes.

  • There''s' something 'cooking', but he won't say what.

  • delicious 'home cooking' [=food cooked at home]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Blam! On the stove. And l slam 'em down and go to the refrigerator and l look around and l get to the damn bacon, and the sausage! Cooking breakfast, o'blam in the morning and l grab the-- You have to be careful with eggs. God! l have to cook breakfast. Boom! l turn around. The first one down (..)
    1983 Bill Cosby: Himself
  • (..) and blow your face off!'' So l said, ''Well, there's no need to become violent about this. ''You seem to be having trouble intellectualizing on where the cooking apparel is.'' So l fell back to sleep again. The next thing l knew, there was a bucket of ice water being shaken over my head, (..)
    1983 Bill Cosby: Himself