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the stomach, or the lower front part of the body: My ... hurts.

My tummy hurts.

a set of instructions telling you how to prepare and cook food, including a list of what food is needed for this: You'll need a can of tuna for this...

You'll need a can of tuna for this recipe.

a thin soup, often with vegetables or rice in it: chicken/turkey/beef...

chicken/turkey/beef broth

an animal that lives in the sea and has a long body covered with a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs, or its flesh when used as food

... food has been preserved by freezing: Dinner was a ... pizza.

Dinner was a frozen pizza.

a piece of paper, plastic, or other material that covers and protects something: a candy...

a candy wrapper

a piece of meat taken from this part of an animal: He cooked ... for Sunday lunch.

He cooked ribs for Sunday lunch.

to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it, him, or her: We watched as demonstrators ... a car in/with petrol and set it alight.

We watched as demonstrators doused a car in/with petrol and set it alight.

the top part of the inside of your mouth; A person’s ... is also the ability to taste and judge good food and drink: I let my ... dictate what I eat.

I let my palate dictate what I eat.

to make something such as a feeling less sharp and strong, or to become less sharp and strong: The medication ... her senses.

The medication dulled her senses.

a round pastry with a filling such as fruit, meat, or vegetables: a blueberry...

a blueberry pie

a sweet food made with a mixture of flour, eggs, fat, and sugar: Would you like a piece of/a slice of/some ...?

Would you like a piece of/a slice of/some cake?

a very small amount of something: There's just a ... of brandy in the sauce.

There's just a hint of brandy in the sauce.

a substance made from a plant, used to give a special flavour to food: Cinnamon, ginger, and cloves are all...

Cinnamon, ginger, and cloves are all spices.

a small amount of something that is added to something else, especially a food: Add some butter and ... salt.

Add some butter and a dash of salt.

an herb whose leaves are used to flavor foods and to make perfume (= pleasant-smelling liquid)

a very small amount: Could I have ... more wine?

Could I have a smidgen more wine?

a herb used in cooking

a small amount of something, such as a powder, especially the amount that a person can hold between their first finger and thumb: While the tomatoes are cooking add ... salt/sugar/dried thyme.

While the tomatoes are cooking add a pinch of salt/sugar/dried thyme.

to drop a few pieces or drops of something over a surface; ... a few herbs on the pizza

Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza

a small ... used to stir (= mix) tea or coffee in a cup

a yellow powder, used as a spice to flavour particular foods, especially curry, and give them a yellow colour. It is made from the root of an Asian plant.

a very slight amount: ... of drugs were found in his blood.

Traces of drugs were found in his blood.

a thing or person that is used instead of another thing or person: Tofu can be used as a meat ... in vegetarian recipes.

Tofu can be used as a meat substitute in vegetarian recipes.

a very small piece of bread, cake, or biscuit;

the amount or number of something, especially that can be measured: It's quality not ... that really counts.

It's quality not quantity that really counts.

a large ... used for serving food or the amount that it holds: three ... of sugar

three tablespoons of sugar

to cook something liquid, or something with liquid in it, at a temperature slightly below boiling: Leave the vegetables to ... for a few minutes.

Leave the vegetables to simmer for a few minutes.

My husband dresses the children while I...

My husband dresses the children while I make breakfast.

The chocolate mousse was smooth and...

The chocolate mousse was smooth and creamy.

happening immediately, without any delay: Contrary to expectations, the film was an ... success.

Contrary to expectations, the film was an instant success.

to feel very pleased about something or someone you are closely connected with: The new coach is determined to create a team that ... its performance.

The new coach is determined to create a team that takes pride in its performance.

someone who prepares and cooks food: She's a wonderful...

She's a wonderful cook.

a large box-shaped device that is used to cook and heat food, either by putting the food inside or by putting it on the top: a gas/electric...

a gas/electric cooker

to rub food against a grater in order to cut it into a lot of small pieces: ... cheese

grated cheese

to put fat or oil on something: ... the tins well before adding the cake mixture.

Grease the tins well before adding the cake mixture.

a metal container without a lid used for cooking food in the oven: Put both cake ... in the oven for half an hour.

Put both cake pans in the oven for half an hour.

the time in the middle of the day when most people eat a meal: What are you doing at ...?

What are you doing at lunchtime?

meat from the back or sides of a pig, often eaten fried in thin slices: a ... sandwich

a bacon sandwich

- food is bought in a shop and not made at home: Why use ... pastry when it's so easy to make your own?

Why use store-bought pastry when it's so easy to make your own?

not real, but made to look or seem real: ... fur

faux fur

to keep doing something, even if it annoys other people, or people think it is not good for you: I don't know why you ... talking about it.

I don't know why you insist on talking about it.

... interested in spending time in the kitchen.

I wasn't even remotely interested in spending time in the kitchen.

to cut food into small squares: Peel and ... the potatoes.

Peel and dice the potatoes.

A ... person often has accidents because they do not behave in a careful, controlled way: That's the third glass you've smashed this week - you're so ...!

That's the third glass you've smashed this week - you're so clumsy!

to reach, or cause something to reach, the temperature at which a liquid starts to turn into a gas: Liquid nitrogen ... at a very low temperature.

Liquid nitrogen boils at a very low temperature.

to prevent or try to prevent something happening or someone doing something, by making things difficult or unpleasant, or by showing disapproval: a campaign to ... people ... smoking

a campaign to discourage people from smoking

to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it: You ... a lot of water by taking a bath instead of a shower.

You waste a lot of water by taking a bath instead of a shower.

separately, one after the other: They entered the room...

They entered the room one by one.

happening or done many times: I read the article ... till it made sense.

I read the article over and over till it made sense.

to cook food in an oven or over a fire: Just ... the chicken in the oven and baste it in oil and lemon.

Just roast the chicken in the oven and baste it in oil and lemon.

to cook inside an oven, without using added liquid or fat: freshly ... bread

freshly baked bread

to ... the parts of something in the correct places and join them to each other: It took several hours to ... the puzzle...

It took several hours to put the puzzle together.

a liquid mixture, often containing oil, vinegar, and herbs, added to food, especially salads

a food made from flour, water, and sometimes egg, that is cooked and usually served with a sauce. It is made in various shapes that have different names: Spaghetti, lasagne, ravioli, and cannelloni are all types of...

Spaghetti, lasagne, ravioli, and cannelloni are all types of pasta.

without intending to, or without being intended: I deleted the file...

I deleted the file by accident.

a fungus with a round top and short stem. Some types of mushroom can be eaten: cream of ... soup

cream of mushroom soup

soft, white cheese made from milk curds (= the solid part of the milk) with some whey (= the liquid part) left in

a thick, soft food made from oats boiled in milk or water, eaten hot for breakfast

an amount of one type of food that is given to one person: The quantities given in the recipe should be enough for four...

The quantities given in the recipe should be enough for four servings.

made at home and not bought from a shop: ... bread/cakes

homemade bread/cakes

a meal that is eaten in the middle of the day: What's for ...?

What's for lunch?

the main meal of the day, usually the meal you eat in the evening but sometimes, in Britain, the meal eaten in the middle of the day: We were just having (our)...

We were just having (our) dinner.

a round container that is open at the top and is deep enough to hold fruit, sugar, etc.: a ... of soup/rice/porridge

a bowl of soup/rice/porridge

used to refer to the special thing for which a person or place is particularly known: The restaurant's ... dish is seafood paella.

The restaurant's signature dish is seafood paella.

close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time: The job will take ... three weeks, and cost ... £1,000.

The job will take approximately three weeks, and cost approximately £1,000.

a small separate part of a bulb of garlic (= a plant used in cooking): This recipe takes four ... of garlic.

This recipe takes four cloves of garlic.

a sharp-tasting liquid, made especially from sour wine, malt, or cider, that is used to add flavour to or to preserve food: Would you like oil and ... on your salad?

Would you like oil and vinegar on your salad?

to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables: ..., core, and chop the apples.

Peel, core, and chop the apples.

a kitchen tool for removing the skin of fruit and vegetables: a vegetable/potato...

a vegetable/potato peeler

to press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed: Add three cloves of ... garlic.

Add three cloves of crushed garlic.

to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern: ... the sauce gently until it begins to boil.

Stir the sauce gently until it begins to boil.

a soft food for putting on bread and biscuits: cheese/chocolate/fish...

cheese/chocolate/fish spread

a substance, especially a sauce or pieces of food, that is put on top of other food to give extra flavour and to make it look attractive:

a type of pan for baking cakes that has sides that can be removed from the base

to cover the inside surface of something: I ... the drawers with old wallpaper.

I lined the drawers with old wallpaper.

very thin or in very small pieces or drops: The baby's head was covered in ... blond hair.

The baby's head was covered in fine blond hair.

a tube-shaped object that is used for making pastry flat and thin before cooking it

to turn from something solid into something soft or liquid, or to cause something to do this: The snow usually ... by mid March.

The snow usually melts by mid March.

to mix something repeatedly using a utensil such as a spoon or whisk:

to (cause something to) shake or move from side to side in a way that shows poor balance: Don't ... the table, please, Dan.

Don't wobble the table, please, Dan.

If a door is ..., it is slightly open: We left the door ... so that we could hear what they were saying.

We left the door ajar so that we could hear what they were saying.

to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way: The walls ... and the roof collapsed in the earthquake.

The walls cracked and the roof collapsed in the earthquake.

to take something away from an object, group, or place: Please ... your books from the counter.

Please remove your books from the counter.

to cook food in oil or fat over heat, usually until it is brown: ... the onions for five minutes.

Sauté the onions for five minutes.

food remaining after a meal: I often give my guests ... to take home with them.

I often give my guests leftovers to take home with them.

a sweet dish made from fruit covered in a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar rubbed together into small pieces, baked, and eaten hot: apple...

apple crumble

a small device in which garlic is crushed

a tool for breaking the shell of a nut, so that you can remove and eat the softer part inside

a thin, flat piece of cut wood, hard plastic, or other hard material, used for cutting food on: Chefs place an onion on a ... and chop or dice it with a few rapid cuts of a sharp knife.

Chefs place an onion on a cutting board and chop or dice it with a few rapid cuts of a sharp knife.

a hole or system of holes in the ground where substances such as coal, metal, and salt are removed: My grandfather used to work in (UK also down) the...

My grandfather used to work in (UK also down) the mines.

to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs: She flung open the window and ... deeply.

She flung open the window and inhaled deeply.

(of a person) to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof: He ... that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.

He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.

a glass or clay container with a wide opening at the top and sometimes a fitted lid, usually used for storing food: a jam...

a jam jar

having a surface or consisting of a substance that is perfectly regular and has no holes, lumps, or areas that rise or fall suddenly: Mix together the butter and sugar until...

Mix together the butter and sugar until smooth.