Chef

Quick meaning: Chef is a noun meaning The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.

Meaning

The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.

More Meanings

1. The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.
2. Any cook.
3. (stative, informal) To work as a chef; to prepare and cook food professionally.
4. (MLE, transitive) To stab with a knife, to shank.
5. (Internet slang) To impress others.
6. (slang) One who manufactures illegal drugs; a cook.
7. (historical) A reliquary in the shape of a head.

Example Sentences

I cheffed part-time at a nice restaurant in town.

My partner is the chef of the household, while I do most of the cleaning.

The Chef's peace of mind was restor'd, And in due time a banquet was placed on the board.

But trying to stop all the nation's meth chefs makes as much sense as building a wall along the Mexican border.

Word Forms

• chefs
• cheffing
• cheffed

Synonyms for chef

Depending on context, synonyms include magirist, magirologist, ching, splash, chib, chive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kitchen, cuisine, cooking, cook, baker, kitchener.

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