cooking vs spice up

cooking is a noun but spice up is not a noun.

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

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

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