baking

(noun) making bread or cake or pastry etc..

(noun) cooking by dry heat in an oven.

(verb) cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven. Synonyms: bake. Example: "Bake the potatoes."

(verb) prepare with dry heat in an oven. Synonyms: bake. Example: "Bake a cake."

(verb) heat by a natural force. Synonyms: broil, bake. Example: "The sun broils the valley in the summer."

(verb) be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun. Synonyms: bake, broil. Examples: "The town was broiling in the sun." "The tourists were baking in the heat."

(adj) as hot as if in an oven. Synonyms: baking hot.