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Baking

of Bake

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Hot 84% connected

of Hight

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hot 84% connected

of Hight

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Cookery 76% connected

The art or process of preparing food for the table, by dressing, compounding, and the application of heat.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Cooking 76% connected

of Cook

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Preparation 76% connected

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bake 74% connected

To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bake 74% connected

To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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