cooking vs clarify

cooking is a noun but clarify is not a noun.

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

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

cooking (verb)	clarify (verb)
	make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
	make clear and (more) comprehensible