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well-done

(wĕl′dŭn′)
adj.
Cooked all the way through: a well-done steak.
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well-done

adj (well done when postpositive)
1. (Cookery) (of food, esp meat) cooked thoroughly
2. made or accomplished satisfactorily
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well′-done′



adj.
1. performed accurately and diligently; executed with skill and efficiency.
2. (of meat) thoroughly cooked, esp. until all redness is gone.
[1150–1200]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.well-done - (meat) cooked until there is no pink meat left inside
cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
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Translations

well2

(wel) comparative better (ˈbetə) : superlative best (best) adjective
1. healthy. I don't feel very / at all well; She doesn't look very well; She's been ill but she's quite well now.
2. in a satisfactory state or condition. All is well now.
adverb
1. in a good, correct, successful, suitable etc way. He's done well to become a millionaire at thirty; She plays the piano well; Mother and baby are both doing well; How well did he do in the exam?
2. with good reason; with justice. You may well look ashamed – that was a cruel thing to do; You can't very well refuse to go.
3. with approval or praise. He speaks well of you.
4. used (with eg damn, ~jolly etc) for emphasis. You can jolly well do it yourself!
5. thoroughly. Examine the car well before you buy it.
6. to a great or considerable extent. He is well over fifty.
interjection
1. used to express surprise etc. Well! I'd never have believed it!
2. used when re-starting a conversation, starting an explanation etc. Do you remember John Watson? Well, he's become a teacher.
well-
1. in a good, satisfactory etc way etc, as in well-behaved.
2. very much, as in well-known.
ˌwell-beˈhaved adjective
behaving correctly. well-behaved children.
ˌwell-ˈbeing noun
welfare. She is always very concerned about her mother's well-being.
ˌwell-ˈbred adjective
(of a person) having good manners.
ˌwell-ˈbuilt adjective
muscular; having a strong, handsome figure.
ˌwell-ˈdone adjective
(of meat) cooked until there is no blood in it; (of food) cooked for a long time.
ˌwell-ˈearned adjective
thoroughly deserved. a well-earned rest.
ˌwell-ˈeducated adjective
educated to a good standard.
ˌwell-ˈfed adjective
correctly and sufficiently fed.
ˌwell-ˈgroomed adjective
of smart, tidy appearance.
ˌwell-inˈformed adjective
having or showing a thorough knowledge. a well-informed person/essay.
ˌwell-ˈknown adjective
familiar or famous. a well-known TV personality.
ˌwell-ˈmade adjective
a well-made table.
ˌwell-ˈmannered adjective
polite.
ˌwell-ˈoff adjective
1. rich. He is very well-off; a well-off young lady.
2. fortunate. You do not know when you are well off.
ˌwell-ˈread (-ˈred) adjective
having read many books etc; intelligent.
ˌwell-ˈspoken adjective
(of a person) speaking with a pleasing voice, in a grammatically correct way etc.
ˌwell-to-ˈdo adjective
having enough money to live comfortably.
ˌwell-wisher noun
a person who wishes one success etc.
as well
in addition; too. If you will go, I'll go as well.
as well as
in addition to. She works in a restaurant in the evenings as well as doing a full-time job during the day.
be just as well
to be fortunate; to be no cause for regret. It's just as well (that) you didn't go – the meeting was cancelled.
be as well to
to be advisable or sensible. It would be as well to go by train – the roads are flooded.
very well
fine, okay. Have you finished? Very well, you may go now.
well done!
used in congratulating a person. I hear you won the competition. Well done!
well enough
fairly, but not particularly, well.
well up in
knowing a great deal about. He's very well up in financial matters.
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A Recent research does suggest that a higher frequency of open-flame and/or high-temperature cooking (such as roasting) is associated with a greater risk for high blood pressure, particularly if these foods are cooked to well-done. In study participants who ate two or more servings of red meat, chicken, or fish a week, the risk of developing high blood pressure was 17 percent higher in those who grilled, broiled, or roasted the meat or fish to well done more than 15 times per month, compared with fewer than four times per month.
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Lord Paddy Ashdown, former High Representative and a member of the House of Lords in the British Parliament, congratulated the Foreign Affairs Committee of this House for a job well-done, which was rounded up with a report with recommendations on how Britain should behave in the Balkans after the country leaves the European Union, 'Dnevni Avaz' reports today.
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