1. people who prepare food by heating it
Usage: plural of cook

1. prepares food by heating it
Usage: third person singular present of cook
2. heats something until it changes or becomes ready
Usage: third person singular present of cook

Examples

• The restaurant employs five experienced cooks.
• She cooks dinner for her family every night.
• He cooks the pasta for ten minutes.
• The hotel cooks serve breakfast from 6 to 10 AM.
• My mother cooks the best apple pie.
• The sun cooks the pavement on hot summer days.
• Professional cooks work in commercial kitchens.