Day 24

Question 1

bake
verb
1.
cook (food) by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven or on a hot surface.

Answer 1

“they bake their own bread and cakes”

Question 2

boil
verb
1.
(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor.

Answer 2

“we tried to get people to boil their drinking water”

Question 3

chop
verb
1.
cut (something) into pieces with repeated sharp blows of an axe or knife.

Answer 3

“they chopped up the pulpit for firewood”

Question 4

cut
verb
1.
make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Answer 4

“he cut his toe on a sharp stone”

Question 5

drain
verb
1.
cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty, dry, or drier.

Answer 5

“we drained the swimming pool”

Question 6

fry
verb
1.
cook (food) in hot fat or oil, typically in a shallow pan.

Answer 6

“she fried a rasher of bacon, a sausage and a slice of bread”

Question 7

over
preposition
1.
extending directly upward from.

Answer 7

“I saw flames over Berlin”

Question 8

pan
noun
1.
a container made of metal and used for cooking food in.

Answer 8

“heat the olive oil in a heavy pan”

Question 9

peel
verb
1.
remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit or vegetable).

Answer 9

“she watched him peel an apple with deliberate care”

Question 10

roast
verb
1.
cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire.

Answer 10

“she was going to roast a leg of lamb for Sunday dinner”