cooking vs flavor

cooking and flavor both are nouns.

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

cooking (noun)	flavor (noun)
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat	the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
	(physics) the six kinds of quarks
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

cooking (verb)	flavor (verb)
	lend flavor to