cooking vs bake

cooking is a noun but bake is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cooking	Yes	No	No	No
bake	No	No	Yes	No

cooking (noun)	bake (noun)
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

cooking (verb)	bake (verb)
	cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
	heat by a natural force
	prepare with dry heat in an oven
	be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun