| noun | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat “cooking can be a great art” |
| verb | prepare a hot meal “My husband doesn't cook” |
| verb | prepare for eating by applying heat “Cook me dinner, please” |
| verb | transform and make suitable for consumption by heating “These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes” |
| verb | tamper, with the purpose of deception “Fudge the figures” |
| verb | transform by heating “The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle” |
| cook | verb | prepare a hot meal |
| prepare | verb | prepare for eating by applying heat |
| cook | noun | someone who cooks food |
| cooking | noun | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| cookery | noun | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| cooker | noun | a utensil for cooking |
| preparation | noun | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| fake | noun | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be |
| faker | noun | a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
| fakery | noun | the act of faking (or the product of faking) |
| falsification | noun | a willful perversion of facts |
| falsity | noun | the state of being false or untrue |
| falsifier | noun | someone who falsifies |
| wangle | noun | an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery |
| wangler | noun | a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods |
| misrepresentation | noun | a misleading falsehood |