cooking vs spice

cooking and spice both are nouns.

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

cooking (noun)	spice (noun)
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat	the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
	any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
	aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative

cooking (verb)	spice (verb)
	make more interesting or flavorful
	add herbs or spices to