bake

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

bake

past (v2)

baked

past participle (v3)

baked

present participle

baking

3rd person singular

bakes

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

bakes

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To cook using an oven, especially baked goods.

   • I baked a delicious cherry pie.
   • She's been baking all day to prepare for the dinner.
   • Disagreements between pilots' unions are baked into the merger cake.

2. 2.To heat or dry.

   • It is baking in the greenhouse.
   • I'm baking after that workout in the gym.
   • They baked the electrical parts lightly to remove moisture.

3. 3.To fix (lighting, reflections, etc.) as part of the texture of an object to improve rendering performance.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The act of cooking food by baking.

2. 2.Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole.

   • If you happen to have small, heat-proof glass or ceramic pots in your kitchen (known as ramekins) then you can make this very easy pasta bake in fun-size, individual portions.

3. 3.Any food item that is baked, such as a pastry.

   • Traditionally made with flour, salt, yeast and a large amount of fat or lard, it is claimed that the beloved bake has fallen out of favour with younger people.

4. 4.A social event at which food (such as seafood) is baked, or at which baked food is served.

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