plural cakes
1
a
: a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened
b
: a sweet baked food made from a dough or thick batter usually containing flour and sugar and often shortening, eggs, and a raising agent (such as baking powder)
c
: a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried
a fish cake
2
a
: a block of compacted or congealed matter
a cake of ice
b
: a hard or brittle layer or deposit
3
: something easily done
after so much studying, the test was cake
see also take the cake
caked; caking
: to form or harden into a mass
Synonyms
Examples of cake in a Sentence
Noun
I made three cakes for the party.
He blew out the candles on his birthday cake.
a slice of chocolate cake
Verb
The mud had caked on his boots.
shoes caked with dried mud
Recent Examples on the Web
Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
That's a delicate line to walk, and Back to the Future Part III manages to have its cake and eat it too.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
Inside the home, the animals — mostly dogs — were in terrible shape, with some caked in their own waste and others covered in fleas, maggots and flies.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Then a liquid is poured over the baked cake to soak into the cake holes.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
That's a delicate line to walk, and Back to the Future Part III manages to have its cake and eat it too.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
Verb
This beauty gem ensures your makeup look will last all day and night, preventing any smudging or caking from taking place.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
Inside the home, the animals — mostly dogs — were in terrible shape, with some caked in their own waste and others covered in fleas, maggots and flies.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cake. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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cake
1 of 2 noun1
: a small piece of food (as dough or batter, meat, or fish) that is baked or fried
2
: a baked food made from a sweet batter or dough
3
: a substance hardened or molded into a solid mass
a cake of soap
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