2. English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779); [syn: Cook, James Cook, Captain Cook, Captain James Cook]
VERB (5)
1. prepare a hot meal; - Example: "My husband doesn't cook"
2. prepare for eating by applying heat; - Example: "Cook me dinner, please" - Example: "can you make me an omelette?" - Example: "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: cook, fix, ready, make, prepare]
3. transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; - Example: "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
4. tamper, with the purpose of deception; - Example: "Fudge the figures" - Example: "cook the books" - Example: "falsify the data" [syn: fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent]
5. transform by heating; - Example: "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"