COOKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cooking mean? 

• COOKING (noun)
  The noun COOKING has 1 sense:

1. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

  Familiarity information: COOKING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COOKING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cookery; cooking; preparation

Context example:

he left the preparation of meals to his wife

Hypernyms ("cooking" is a kind of...):

change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)

Meronyms (parts of "cooking"):

tenderisation; tenderization (the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it)

seasoning (the act of adding a seasoning to food)

Domain member category:

challah; hallah ((Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking)

Jewish rye; Jewish rye bread ((Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds)

calamari; calamary; squid ((Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food)

curry ((East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice)

brown sauce; Chinese brown sauce (a sauce based on soy sauce)

caramelise; caramelize (convert to caramel)

caramelise; caramelize (be converted into caramel)

alcoholise; alcoholize (make alcoholic, as by fermenting)

alcoholise; alcoholize (treat or infuse with alcohol)

conserve (preserve with sugar)

pickle (preserve in a pickling liquid)

salt (preserve with salt)

marinade; marinate (soak in marinade)

can; put up; tin (preserve in a can or tin)

brine (soak in brine)

fortify; lace; spike (add alcohol to (beverages))

fortify (add nutrients to)

boil down; concentrate; reduce (cook until very little liquid is left)

boil down; concentrate; decoct; reduce (be cooked until very little liquid is left)

bake (cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven)

ovenbake (bake in an oven)

brown (fry in a pan until it changes color)

coddle (cook in nearly boiling water)

fire (bake in a kiln so as to harden)

farce; stuff (fill with a stuffing while cooking)

baste (cover with liquid before cooking)

souse (cook in a marinade)

micro-cook; microwave; nuke; zap (cook or heat in a microwave oven)

crisp; crispen; toast (make brown and crisp by heating)

shirr (bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set)

blanch; parboil (cook (vegetables) briefly)

overboil (boil excessively)

fricassee (make a fricassee of by cooking)

stew (cook slowly and for a long time in liquid)

jug (stew in an earthenware jug)

simmer (boil slowly at low temperature)

roast (cook with dry heat, usually in an oven)

barbecue; barbeque; cook out (cook outdoors on a barbecue grill)

pan roast (roast in a pan)

braise (cook in liquid)

fry (cook on a hot surface using fat)

frizzle (fry something until it curls and becomes crisp)

deep-fat-fry (fry in deep fat)

griddle (cook on a griddle)

pan-fry (fry in a pan)

deep-fry; french-fry (cook by immersing in fat)

stir fry (fry very quickly over high heat)

saute (fry briefly over high heat)

grill (cook over or under a grill)

hibachi (cook over a hibachi grill)

steam (cook something by letting steam pass over it)

broil; oven broil (cook under a broiler)

pan-broil (broil in a pan)

pressure-cook (cook in a pressure cooker)

bruise (break up into small pieces for food preparation)

blacken; char; scorch; sear (burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color)

render; try (melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities)

splat (split open and flatten for cooking)

clarify (make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating)

dun (cure by salting)

corn (preserve with salt)

filet; fillet (cut into filets)

puree; strain (rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender)

egg (coat with beaten egg)

dredge (cover before cooking)

flour (cover with flour)

crumb (coat with bread crumbs)

truss (tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it)

bread (cover with bread crumbs)

mask (cover with a sauce)

dress (put a dressing on)

sauce (dress (food) with a relish)

whip; whisk (whip with or as if with a wire whisk)

cream (make creamy by beating)

beat; scramble (stir vigorously)

churn (stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter)

rice (sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice)

frost; ice (decorate with frosting)

butterfly (cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking)

put on (put on the stove or ready for cooking)

spatchcock (prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock)

devil (coat or stuff with a spicy paste)

cook (prepare a hot meal)

precook (cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long)

whip up; whomp up (prepare or cook quickly or hastily)

concoct; cook up (prepare or cook by mixing ingredients)

lard (prepare or cook with lard)

flavor; flavour; season (lend flavor to)

curry (season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking)

spice; spice up; zest (add herbs or spices to)

ginger (add ginger to in order to add flavor)

savor; savour (give taste to)

pepper (add pepper to)

salt (add salt to)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cooking"):

baking (cooking by dry heat in an oven)

browning; toasting (cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill)

broil; broiling; grilling (cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill))

frying; sauteing (cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle)

fusion cooking (cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines)

braising (cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture)

poaching (cooking in simmering liquid)

roasting (cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added))

boiling; simmering; stewing (cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil)

percolation (the act of making coffee in a percolator)

cuisine; culinary art (the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared)

Derivation:

cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)

cook (prepare for eating by applying heat)

cook (prepare a hot meal)

 Context examples 

In 2011, two-thirds of rural households in India used fuelwood for cooking, which has also been linked to increased risk of respiratory diseases.

(Shift to biogas helps revive forests, SciDev.Net)

The findings are limited because data came from questionnaires that did not include certain types of meats (such as pork and lamb) and certain cooking methods (such as stewing and stir-frying).

(High Temp Grilled Meat May Raise Blood Pressure, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Another important conclusion from their research was that these biotoxins, which are harmful for the body, pass into the water that has been used for cooking.

(Steaming Fish More Healthy than Boiling, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Cook meat well, wash fruits and vegetables before eating or cooking them, and avoid unpasteurized milk and juices.

(E. Coli Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Cottonseed oil is used both as a cooking oil and a food ingredient.

(Cottonseed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The main use of corn oil is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes it a useful frying oil.

(Corn Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The report says switching to clean cooking and heating fuels and technologies could save the lives of many children.

(WAir Pollution a Health Risk for Children, Lisa Schlein/VOA)

Let your partner take the lead, for it looks like you will enjoy the plans that he or she is cooking up.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You can have the principal to keep for yourself, if you'll use the thirty-five dollars a month for cooking and washing and scrubbing.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The dinner too in its turn was highly admired; and he begged to know to which of his fair cousins the excellency of its cooking was owing.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)