Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 19 compound words that contain cooks. The most common are listed below. Open cooks in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- home-cooksthird-person singular simple present indicative of home-cook: To cook or prepare food at home.
- Cooks HillA suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
- Cooks syndromeA hereditary disorder characterized by certain abnormalities of the hands and feet.
- line cooksplural of line cook: A chef in charge of a particular area of production in the kitchen, such as fish or roast meats.
- too many cooks spoil the brothIf too many people participate in a task, especially in a leading role, the task will not be done very well.
- Cooks GapA locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- Cooks MyallsA locality in the Parkes council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
- Captain Cooksplural of Captain Cook: A look
- cold cooksplural of cold cook: An undertaker.
- cooks backthird-person singular simple present indicative of cook back: To recook a drug (especially crack cocaine) in an aqueous solution (water) in order to isolate and concentrate the active ingredients, thereby increasing its potency.
- cooks offthird-person singular simple present indicative of cook off: A cooking contest.
- cooks outthird-person singular simple present indicative of cook out: A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.
- cooks throughthird-person singular simple present indicative of cook through: To cook completely, to cook to the core.
- cooks upthird-person singular simple present indicative of cook up: To prepare (food or chemical substances) by cooking or heating.
- fry cooksplural of fry cook: A cook who specializes in fried foods.
- prep cooksplural of prep cook: A kitchen staff member responsible for preparing ingredients and components before the main service begins.
- red-cooksthird-person singular simple present indicative of red-cook: To braise (food) with a Chinese slow cooking technique that imparts a reddish-brown colour to the food.
- slow-cooksthird-person singular simple present indicative of slow-cook: To cook at a low temperature for a long period of time.
- meth cooksplural of meth cook: A person who illegally produces methamphetamine, often in a home or makeshift lab.
- pastry cooksplural of pastry cook: A baker who makes pastry products.
- cooks the booksthird-person singular simple present indicative of cook the books: To manipulate accounting information, especially illegally.
- short-order cooksplural of short-order cook: A chef who cooks simple meals (typically grilled or fried).
- too many cooks spoils the brothUncommon form of too many cooks spoil the broth.
- cooks up a stormthird-person singular simple present indicative of cook up a storm: To do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.
- sons of sea-cooksplural of son of a sea-cook: An objectionable, despicable person.
Compound words 19
- CookstownA community in the town of Tallaght, South Dublin, Ireland.
- cooksetsplural of cookset: A set of cooking utensils.
- autocooksplural of autocook: A machine that prepares and dispenses meals.
- bullcooksplural of bullcook: A person employed in a lumber camp to perform various duties such as sweeping, feeding animals, cutting firewood, etc.
- CooksbridgeA small village in Hamsey parish, Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4013).
- cookshacksplural of cookshack: A simple building where food is cooked, for example in a logging settlement.
- cookshopsplural of cookshop: A shop that sells cooked food.
- microcooksthird-person singular simple present indicative of microcook: To microwave
- miscooksthird-person singular simple present indicative of miscook: To cook badly or incorrectly.
- noncooksplural of noncook: someone who is not a cook