cookˈery noun

1. The art or practice of cooking food
2. A place for cooking (N American)
3. A camp kitchen (Can)

cookˈ-chill adjective

(of foods and meals) cooked, then packaged and stored in a refrigerated state, requiring reheating before serving

noun

The process of preparing food in this way

cooked breakfast noun

A breakfast which comprises or includes cooked food such as grilled or fried bacon, eggs, sausages, etc

cooker hood noun

A canopy over a cooker, containing filters, for the extraction of steam and smells

cookˈery-book or cookˈbook noun

A book of recipes for cooking dishes

cook-genˈeral or cook-houseˈmaid noun

A domestic servant combining the functions of cook and general servant or housemaid

cookˈhouse noun

1. A building or room for cooking in
2. A military dining hall

cooking apple noun

An apple specially suitable for cooking

cookˈing-range noun

A stove adapted for cooking several things at once

cookˈmaid noun

A maid who cooks or assists a cook

cook off noun (N American)

A cooking competition

cookˈout noun (N American)

A barbecue party

cookˈroom noun

A room in which food is cooked

cook shop noun

1. A shop that sells cookery equipment
2. An eating-house (US)

cookˈtop noun (N American)

A hob set into a work surface

cookˈware noun

Pans, dishes, etc used for cooking

cook someone's goose (informal)

1. To spoil someone's plans
2. To make someone's downfall inevitable

cook the books (informal)

To falsify accounts, etc

what's cooking? (slang)

What is being planned?