Synonyms for cookery
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Noun
1. Cooking — the art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking
Definitions
- n. 1
The art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.
Henry was not very good at cookery and most of his meals ended up burned.
Related words
- Phrases
- cookery book
Forms
- Plural
- cookeries → cookings, preparations…
Example sentences
- cooking Whoever gets home first starts cooking the supper.
- preparation We are studying hard in preparation for the exams.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cookery | steady | |
| cooking | rising | |
| preparation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- cooking2
- 11 letters
- preparation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cooking2 = 2 syllables).