[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

peacock \pea"cock`\ p=e"ko^k`, n. oe. pecok. pea- in this
   word is from as. pe'a, p=awa, peacock, fr. l. pavo, prob.
   of oriental origin; cf. gr. taw`s, taw^s, per. t=aus,
   t=awus, ar. t=aw=us. see cock the bird.
   1. zool. the male of any pheasant of the genus pavo, of
      which at least two species are known, native of southern
      asia and the east indies.
      1913 webster

   note: the upper tail coverts, which are long and capable of
         erection, are each marked with a black spot bordered by
         concentric bands of brilliant blue, green, and golden
         colors. the common domesticated species is pavo
         cristatus. the javan peacock pavo muticus is more
         brilliantly colored than the common species.
         1913 webster

   2. in common usage, the species in general or collectively; a
      peafowl.
      1913 webster

   peacock butterfly zool., a handsome european butterfly
      hamadryas io having ocelli like those of peacock.

   peacock fish zool., the european blue-striped wrasse
      labrus variegatus; -- so called on account of its
      brilliant colors. called also cook wrasse and cook.

   peacock pheasant zool., any one of several species of
      handsome asiatic pheasants of the genus polyplectron.
      they resemble the peacock in color.
      1913 webster
see also:
cock pavo pavo cristatus pavo muticus peacock butterfly hamadryas io 
peacock fish labrus variegatus cook wrasse cook peacock pheasant 
polyplectron 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cook \cook\ koo^k, v. i.
   to prepare food for the table.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cook \cook\ k=ook, v. i. of imitative origin.
   to make the noise of the cuckoo. obs. or r.
   1913 webster

         constant cuckoos cook on every side.     --the
                                                  silkworms
                                                  1599.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cook \cook\ koo^k, v. t. etymol. unknown.
   to throw. prov.eng. "cook me that ball." --grose.
   1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cook \cook\ koo^k, n. as. c=oc, fr. l. cocus, coquus,
   coquus, fr. coquere to cook; akin to gr. pe`ptein, skr. pac,
   and to e. apricot, biscuit, concoct, dyspepsia, precocious.
   cf. pumpkin.
   1. one whose occupation is to prepare food for the table; one
      who dresses or cooks meat or vegetables for eating.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. a fish, the european striped wrasse.
      1913 webster
see also:
pumpkin 

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cook \cook\, v. t. imp.  p. p. cooked koo^kt; p. pr 
   vb. n. cooking.
   1. to prepare, as food, by boiling, roasting, baking,
      broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency
      of fire or heat.
      1913 webster

   2. to concoct or prepare; hence, to tamper with or alter; to
      garble; -- often with up; as, to cook up a story; to cook
      an account. colloq.
      1913 webster

            they all of them receive the same advices from
            abroad, and very often in the same words; but their
            way of cooking it is so different.    --addison.
      1913 webster
see also:
cooked cooking 

[7] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cook
     n 1: someone who cooks food
     2: english navigator who claimed the east coast of australia
        for britain and discovered several pacific islands
        1728-1779 syn: james cook, captain cook, captain
        james cook
     v 1: prepare a hot meal; "my husband doesn't cook"
     2: prepare for eating by applying heat; "cook me dinner,
        please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast
        for the guests, please" syn: fix, ready, make, prepare
     3: transform and make suitable for consumption by heating;
        "these potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
     4: transform by heating; "the apothecary cooked the medicinal
        mixture in a big iron kettle"
     5: fake or falsify; "fudge the figures"; "cook the books";
        "falsify the data" syn: fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify,
         wangle, misrepresent
see also:
james cook captain cook captain james cook fix ready make 
prepare fudge manipulate fake falsify 
wangle misrepresent 

[8] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

179 moby thesaurus words for "cook":
   ko, abigail, adulterate, amah, au pair girl, ayah, bake, baker,
   ball up, barbecue, baste, be in heat, betweenmaid, biddy, blanch,
   blaze, bloom, boil, bollix, bollix up, braise, brew, broil, brown,
   bugger, bugger up, burn, chafe, chambermaid, chaperon, chef,
   chef de cuisine, chief cook, choke, coddle, combust, companion,
   culinarian, culinary artist, curry, defeat, devil, dish, do,
   do for, do in, do to perfection, doctor, duenna, electric-heat,
   fake, femme de chambre, fille de chambre, fire, fire up, fix,
   flame, flame up, flare, flare up, flicker, flush, foment, foul up,
   fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, fry cook, gas-heat, gasp,
   gentlewoman, girl, glow, griddle, grill, gum up, handmaid,
   handmaiden, hash up, heat, hired girl, hot, hot up, hot-air-heat,
   hot-water-heat, housemaid, incandesce, juggle, kitchener,
   kitchenmaid, knock out, lady-help, lady-in-waiting, live-in maid,
   live-out maid, load, louse up, maid, maidservant, manipulate, melt,
   mess up, muck up, mull, nursemaid, oven-bake, overheat, pack, pan,
   pan-broil, pant, parboil, parch, parlormaid, pastry chef,
   pastrycook, plant, play hell with, play hob with, poach, preheat,
   prepare, prepare food, queer, radiate heat, recook, reheat,
   retouch, rig, roast, salt, saute, scald, scallop, scorch, screw up,
   scullery maid, scuttle, sear, seethe, servant girl, servitress,
   settle, shimmer with heat, shirr, shoot down, short-order cook,
   simmer, sink, smolder, smother, snafu, snarl up, sophisticate,
   soubrette, spark, stack, steam, stew, stifle, stir-fry, stoke up,
   suffocate, superheat, sweat, swelter, tamper with, tepefy, toast,
   torpedo, tweeny, undo, upstairs maid, waiting maid, warm,
   warm over, warm up, wench

[9] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

cook
   a person employed to perform culinary service. in early times
   among the hebrews cooking was performed by the mistress of the
   household gen. 18:2-6; judg. 6:19, and the process was very
   expeditiously performed gen. 27:3, 4, 9, 10. professional
   cooks were afterwards employed 1 sam. 8:13; 9:23. few animals,
   as a rule, were slaughtered other than sacrifices, except for
   purposes of hospitality gen. 18:7; luke 15:23. the paschal
   lamb was roasted over a fire ex. 12:8, 9; 2chr. 35:13. cooking
   by boiling was the usual method adopted lev. 8:31; ex. 16:23.
   no cooking took place on the sabbath day ex. 35:3.
   

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

cook, mn city, fips 13006
  location: 47.85308 n, 92.68805 w
  population 1990: 680 308 housing units
  area: 2.0 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 55723
cook, ne village, fips 10390
  location: 40.51031 n, 96.16123 w
  population 1990: 333 171 housing units
  area: 0.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 68329
cook, wa
  zip codes: 98605

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

cook -- u.s. county in illinois
   population 2000:    5376741
   housing units 2000: 2096121
   land area 2000:     945.680365 sq. miles 2449.300798 sq. km
   water area 2000:    689.360841 sq. miles 1785.436307 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1635.041206 sq. miles 4234.737105 sq. km
   located within:       illinois il, fips 17
   location:             41.837649 n, 87.767817 w
   headwords:
    cook
    cook, il
    cook county
    cook county, il

[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

cook -- u.s. county in minnesota
   population 2000:    5168
   housing units 2000: 4708
   land area 2000:     1450.604787 sq. miles 3757.048990 sq. km
   water area 2000:    1889.112522 sq. miles 4892.778762 sq. km
   total area 2000:    3339.717309 sq. miles 8649.827752 sq. km
   located within:       minnesota mn, fips 27
   location:             47.856408 n, 90.497890 w
   headwords:
    cook
    cook, mn
    cook county
    cook county, mn

[13] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

cook -- u.s. county in georgia
   population 2000:    15771
   housing units 2000: 6558
   land area 2000:     229.018029 sq. miles 593.153947 sq. km
   water area 2000:    4.203139 sq. miles 10.886080 sq. km
   total area 2000:    233.221168 sq. miles 604.040027 sq. km
   located within:       georgia ga, fips 13
   location:             31.154793 n, 83.429366 w
   headwords:
    cook
    cook, ga
    cook county
    cook county, ga

[14] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

cook, ne -- u.s. village in nebraska
   population 2000:    322
   housing units 2000: 175
   land area 2000:     0.173598 sq. miles 0.449617 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.173598 sq. miles 0.449617 sq. km
   fips code:            10390
   located within:       nebraska ne, fips 31
   location:             40.510526 n, 96.161506 w
   zip codes 1990:     68329
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    cook, ne
    cook

[15] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

cook, mn -- u.s. city in minnesota
   population 2000:    622
   housing units 2000: 302
   land area 2000:     0.787253 sq. miles 2.038976 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.787253 sq. miles 2.038976 sq. km
   fips code:            13006
   located within:       minnesota mn, fips 27
   location:             47.852989 n, 92.686755 w
   zip codes 1990:     55723
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    cook, mn
    cook

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