- cooking, cookery, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
--1 is a kind of change of state
--1 has parts: tenderization, tenderisation; seasoning
--1 has particulars:baking; toasting, browning; broil, broiling, grilling; frying, sauteing; fusion cooking; braising; poaching; roasting; boiling, stewing, simmering; percolation; cuisine, culinary art Derived forms: verb cook1, verb cook2, verb cook3