chef
/ʃɛf/ noun A2- The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
- The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.
- Any cook. · My partner is the chef of the household, while I do most of the cleaning.
- One who manufactures illegal drugs; a cook.
- A reliquary in the shape of a head.
Plural chefs
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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In the centre of the room was a Roller and Blanchet “baby grand” piano in rosewood, but holding the potentialities of an orchestra in its narrow and sonorous cavity, and groaning beneath the weight of the chefs-d’œuvre of Beethoven, Weber, Mozart, Haydn, Grétry, and Porpora.
Davis asked, “Could you please check with the chef about the ingredients?”
The server walked away to speak with the busy chef.
Alex said, “The chef can make the chicken salad with olive oil instead.”
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