Bake
Bake verb - Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven.
Usage example: bake the potatoes
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Synonyms for Bake
Cook is a synonym for bake in cooking topic. In some cases you can use "Cook" instead a verb "Bake", when it comes to topics like cook in oven. popular alternative
Cook
Cook verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Bake is a synonym for cook in cook in oven topic. You can use "Bake" instead a verb "Cook", if it concerns topics such as prepare food. popular alternative
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Milly Ashford, the Cool Big Sis Student Council President, is also an excellent chef, and she's eager to find any excuse to cook or bake.
Source: Supreme Chef - If you cook or bake on a regular basis, you will be familiar with this trope.
Source: Closest Thing We Got - Elimination Catchphrase: "In this test, you were no Sweet Genius." Epic Fail: Some contestants tend to fall into this, whether it be because their confections did not cook/bake/freeze properly, time got away from them, or just for sheer stupidity.
Source: Series / Sweet Genius
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