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
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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
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Sarah Schutte, National Review, 3 Nov. 2024
Some people saved their ration, making a small cake once every couple of weeks; others tried various expedients, from substituting carrots and parsnips to just going cold turkey.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
The unit was caked in grime that had accumulated over a significant amount of time, though what killed them was not immediately clear.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Gingerbread snack cake is a richly flavorful and versatile dessert that’s superb for the season.
—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 3 Nov. 2024
Some people saved their ration, making a small cake once every couple of weeks; others tried various expedients, from substituting carrots and parsnips to just going cold turkey.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
As Shogun was bathing in the glory of its record 18 wins at the Emmy Awards ceremony at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater in September, Japanese director Takeshi Fukunaga was caked in mud and sweat in a small village on Hokkaido.
—Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
The unit was caked in grime that had accumulated over a significant amount of time, though what killed them was not immediately clear.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cake. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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