cook-up
Invent from nothing
Cook-up is a noun for something hastily concocted or improvised, often with implications of fabrication or deceit: The whole story was a cook-up to cover his tracks.
In the Caribbean, especially Guyana, a cook-up is a one-pot rice dish made with whatever ingredients are available—meat, beans, coconut milk.
As a verb phrase, to cook up means to devise or invent, usually something dubious: They cooked up a scheme to avoid paying taxes.
Create through ingenuity
- formulateCreate methodically
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- contriveCreate through artifice
- craftSkilled manual art
compose · create · design · develop · brew · generate · plan · produce
Cooking preparation instructions
- ingredientsParts of a mixture
- kitchenFood preparation room
- chefProfessional kitchen leader
- stoveKitchen heating appliance
Distort the truth
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- deceiveCause false belief
- fakeNot the real thing
lie · bogus · sham · hoax · fictitious · invent · make-up · misrepresent
Unscripted speech or remark
- extemporizeSpeak without preparation
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- off-the-cuffUnplanned, unrehearsed
freestyle · make-do · on-the-fly · thrown-together · makeshift · resourceful · unrehearsed · spur-of-the-moment
Storyline or land parcel
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
ploy · maneuver · subterfuge · scam · fraud · swindle · racket · hustle
devise
Create through ingenuity
craft · compose · create · design · develop · brew · generate · plan · produce · conceive
recipe
Cooking preparation instructions
- ingredientsParts of a mixture
- kitchenFood preparation room
- chefProfessional kitchen leader
stove · oven · bake · fry · boil · grill · roast · simmer · saute · seasoning
falsify
Distort the truth
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- deceiveCause false belief
fake · lie · bogus · sham · hoax · fictitious · invent · make-up · misrepresent · distort
ad-lib
Unscripted speech or remark
- extemporizeSpeak without preparation
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- spontaneousArising without external cause
off-the-cuff · freestyle · make-do · on-the-fly · thrown-together · makeshift · resourceful · unrehearsed · spur-of-the-moment · last-minute
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
ruse · ploy · maneuver · subterfuge · scam · fraud · swindle · racket · hustle · angle