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apron |
An apron is a piece of clothing that people sometimes wear when they cook or clean or do some other kinds of work. People wear an apron over their other clothing to keep the clothes clean or protect them from damage. An apron covers the front of the body, or part of it. |
bake |
to cook using dry heat at a medium oven temperature. Things such as bread, cookies, and pies are baked. [1/3 definitions] |
barbecue |
the grill or stove that is used to cook a meal outdoors. [1/4 definitions] |
boil1 |
to cook by boiling. [1/5 definitions] |
bread |
When you bread chicken or some other meat, you cover it completely with very small crumbs before you cook it. [1/2 definitions] |
broil1 |
to cook by direct heat. [1/2 definitions] |
brown |
When you brown meat or any food, it means that you cook the food until it becomes brown. [1/3 definitions] |
campground |
A campground is an outdoor place where people put up tents and stay for a short time. Different groups of people can stay there at the same time, camping in different spots. A campground is often part of a large park. It is a place to relax and enjoy nature. In some campgrounds, people can park a vehicle that they can sleep in and cook in. |
candy |
to cook in sugar syrup in order to cover with sugar crystals or a glaze. [1/2 definitions] |
chef |
a cook in charge of a hotel or restaurant kitchen. |
cook |
When you cook food, you make it ready to eat by making it hot. When you boil an egg, fry a chicken, or bake a potato, you are cooking food. [3/4 definitions] |
corn1 |
Corn is what we call the seeds that come from a corn plant. The seeds grow on long things called ears. People often cook the seeds and eat them as a vegetable. When the seeds are dried, they can be ground up to make flour. With the flour, people can bake things like corn muffins or corn bread. [1/2 definitions] |
cucumber |
A cucumber is a long fruit with green skin. Because it is not sweet, we usually call a cucumber a vegetable. Cucumbers are white inside, and there are often seeds that you can eat. We usually don't cook cucumbers. We often eat them in salads with other vegetables. |
dishwasher |
A dishwasher is a machine that washes dishes, pans, and other things that you use when you eat or cook. [1/2 definitions] |
dress |
When a cook dresses something like a turkey or chicken, it means that they prepare the meat for cooking. Often they add things to it like butter and herbs. [1/6 definitions] |
ear2 |
The part of the corn plant that holds the seeds is called the ear. People often cook an ear of corn and then eat the cooked seeds while holding it. |
employment |
A person's employment is the particular kind of work that they do and get paid for. They might have employment as a cook, a teacher, a doctor, a salesclerk, a factory worker, or even a clown. [1/3 definitions] |
energy |
Energy is power or heat that comes from sources such as the sun, wind, moving water, natural gas, or oil. Energy from these and other sources can be used to generate electricity or give power to cars. Humans use energy to stay warm, cook, produce light, and make things move or operate. [1/3 definitions] |
fire |
When you make a fire, you burn something that makes heat, flames, and light. People usually make fires for heat or to cook things. [1/9 definitions] |
from scratch |
If you cook or bake something from scratch, you do it using basic ingredients and basic methods. If you bake a cake from scratch, you measure and combine things like flour, sugar, eggs, salt, oil, and water. You don't buy a cake mix at the store. [1/2 definitions] |
fry1 |
to cook in hot butter, oil, or other fat. [1/2 definitions] |
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