Definition

1. Noun:
   • A fire for cooking: A controlled, open fire specifically made and used for preparing food.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The campers built a cookfire to prepare their evening meal.
  • The smell of food from the cookfire filled the campsite.

Advanced Usage

• "To build a cookfire": To construct a fire intended for cooking.
  • Before sunset, we need to gather wood to build a cookfire.
• "To tend the cookfire": To maintain and watch over a cooking fire.
  • She stayed behind to tend the cookfire while the others went fishing.

Variants and Related Words

• Cooking fire (noun phrase): A synonymous phrase for a fire used to cook food.
  • Always ensure your cooking fire is completely extinguished before leaving.
• Campfire (noun): A fire made at a campsite, often used for warmth, light, and cooking.
  • We sat around the campfire, but we used a separate, smaller cookfire for the food.

Synonyms

• Cooking fire: A fire for preparing meals.
• Hearth fire: A fire in a fireplace, often used for cooking historically or in a home setting.

Related Phrases

• "Over the cookfire": Describes the location or method of cooking.
  • The stew simmered over the cookfire for hours.
• "Cookfire pit": A designated, often dug-out, area for containing a cooking fire.
  • They built a stone ring to create a safe cookfire pit.

Noun

1. a fire for cooking