PRESSURE COOKER

Meaning of PRESSURE COOKER in English

ˈpressure ˌcooker BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . a tightly covered cooking pot in which food is cooked very quickly by the pressure of hot steam

2 . a situation or place that causes anxiety or difficulties:

the pressure cooker of soccer management

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

PRESSURE COOKER — noun Date: 1915 an airtight utensil for quick cooking or preserving of foods by means of high-temperature steam under pressure, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRESSURE COOKER — noun Etymology: pressure (I) + cooker : an airtight utensil for quick cooking or preserving of foods by means of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRESSURE COOKER — 1. a reinforced pot, usually of steel or aluminum, in which soups, meats, vegetables, etc., may be cooked quickly in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESSURE COOKER — pot that uses pressure and steam to cook food rapidly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRESSURE COOKER — Date: 1915 1. : an airtight utensil for quick cooking or preserving of foods by means of high-temperature steam under …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRESSURE COOKER — Function: noun Date: 1915 1 : an airtight utensil for quick cooking or preserving of foods by means of high-temperature …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PRESSURE COOKER — ■ noun an airtight pot in which food can be cooked quickly under steam pressure. Derivatives pressure-cook verb
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRESSURE COOKER — [pressure cooker] n (1915) 1: an airtight utensil for quick cooking or preserving of foods by means of superheated steam …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRESSURE COOKER — hermetically sealed pot which produces steam heat to cook food quickly. The pressure cooker first appeared in 1679 as Papin's …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRESSURE COOKER — noun 1. a strong metal pot with a tight lid, that cooks food quickly by steam under high pressure 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESSURE COOKER — ( pressure cookers) A pressure cooker is a large metal container with a lid that fits tightly, in which you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESSURE COOKER — (~s) A ~ is a large metal container with a lid that fits tightly, in which you can cook food …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PRESSURE COOKER — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ By the spring of 1989, more and more bills put Perry in a financial …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRESSURE COOKER — 1. автоклав 2. скороварка скороварка варочный автоклав
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRESSURE-COOKER — сущ. скороварка n (кастрюля-)скороварка pressure-cooker n скороварка, кастрюля-скороварка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRESSURE COOKER — Скороварка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRESSURE COOKER — 1> скороварка 2> варочный автоклав
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRESSURE-COOKER — _n. кастрюля-скороварка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRESSURE COOKER — 1) автоклав 2) скороварка
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PRESSURE COOKER — 1) автоклав 2) скороварка
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PRESSURE-COOKER — (кастрюля-)скороварка
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRESSURE COOKER — 1) скороварка 2) варочный автоклав
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PRESSURE COOKER — 1) скороварка 2> варочный автоклав
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRESSURE COOKER — скороварка, кастрюля скороварка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PRESSURE COOKER — скороварка, кастрюля скороварка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PRESSURE-COOKER — сущ. скороварка
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRESSURE-COOKER — сущ. скороварка
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PRESSURE-COOKER — _n. (кастрюля-)скороварка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PRESSURE-COOKER — n. (кастрюля-)скороварка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PRESSURE-COOKER — (кастрюля-)скороварка
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PRESSURE COOKER — варочный автоклав
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
PRESSURE-COOKER — _n. кастрюля-скороварка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PRESSURE COOKER — скороварка
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PRESSURE COOKER — n AmE sl These men had a good deal in common even before they were put into the pressure cooker — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PRESSURE COOKER — n AmE sl These men had a good deal in common even before they were put into the pressure cooker …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PRESSURE COOKER — pressure cooker n AmE sl These men had a good deal in common even before they were put into the …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PRESSURE COOKER — These men had a good deal in common even before they were put into the pressure cooker — Эти парни …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PRESSURE-COOKER — сущ. скороварка n (кастрюля-)скороварка pressure-cooker n скороварка, кастрюля-скороварка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRESSURE COOKER — 1. автоклав 2. скороварка скороварка варочный автоклав
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COOKER — noun Date: 1884 one that cooks: as, a utensil, device, or apparatus for cooking, a person who tends a cooking …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRESSURE — I Perpendicular force per unit area, or stress at a point within a confined fluid. A solid object exerts pressure …
Английский словарь Британика
PRESSURE — I. ˈpreshə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Late Latin pressura, from Latin, action …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COOKER — I. ˈku̇kə(r) noun ( -s ) 1. : a utensil, device, or apparatus for cooking 2. : an eatable for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COOKER — /kook"euhr/ , n. 1. an appliance or utensil for cooking: pressure cooker. 2. a person employed in certain industrial processes, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COOKER — n. stove, oven (for cooking or baking); device in which food is cooked (pot, pressure cooker, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COOKER — noun Date: 1884 : one that cooks: as a. : a utensil, device, or apparatus for cooking b. : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRESSURE — noun affliction; distress; grievance. 2. pressure ·add. ·noun electro-motive force. 3. pressure ·noun urgency; as, the pressure of business. 4. …
Webster English vocab
COOKER — ■ noun Brit. 1》 an appliance for cooking food, typically consisting of an oven, hob, and grill. 2》 informal an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COOKER — [cook.er] n (1869): one that cooks: as a: a utensil, device, or apparatus for cooking b: a person who tends …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRESSURE — in the physical sciences, the perpendicular force per unit area, or the stress at a point within a confined fluid. …
Britannica English vocabulary
COOKER — cooker BrE AmE ˈkʊk ə § ˈkuːk- AmE - ə r ▷ cooker|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRESSURE — / ˈpreʃə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun WHEN STH PRESSES 1. [ U ] the force or weight …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COOKER — / ˈkʊkə(r); NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE range ) (also stove NAmE , BrE ) noun a large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESSURE — I. pres ‧ sure 1 S1 W1 /ˈpreʃə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ pressed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COOKER — cook ‧ er S3 /ˈkʊkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English [ Word Family: noun : ↑ cook …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRESSURE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the exertion of continuous force on or against a body by another in contact …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COOKER — n. 1 a a container or device for cooking food. b Brit. an appliance powered by gas, electricity, etc., for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRESSURE — n. & v. n. 1 a the exertion of continuous force on or against a body by another in contact …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COOKER — n. 1 a a container or device for cooking food. b Brit. an appliance powered by gas, electricity, etc., for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRESSURE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the exertion of continuous force on or against a body by another in contact …
Oxford English vocab
COOKER — n.1 a a container or device for cooking food. b Brit. an appliance powered by gas, electricity, etc., for cooking …
Oxford English vocab
PRESSURE — ( pressures, pressuring, pressured) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Pressure is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COOKER — ( cookers) A cooker is a large metal device for cooking food using gas or electricity. A cooker usually consists …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COOKER — (~s) A ~ is a large metal device for cooking food using gas or electricity. A ~ usually consists of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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