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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Katie Sweeney, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The miniature layers were wiggly when stacked upon each other, which made frosting the cake difficult.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Outside, temperatures dropped below freezing with bitter wind chills, and snow caked the outdoor decks.
—Heather Steinberger, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In 2024, Gott’s celebrated its 25th anniversary with seasonal monthly specials like October’s pumpkin shake and truffle fries, November’s wedge cut fries and December’s Dungeness crab sandwich and candy cake milkshake.
—Katie Sweeney, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The miniature layers were wiggly when stacked upon each other, which made frosting the cake difficult.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
The clothing caked in residue weighed roughly 71 pounds, federal prosecutors said, and investigators estimate more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine solution had been soaked into the items.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Outside, temperatures dropped below freezing with bitter wind chills, and snow caked the outdoor decks.
—Heather Steinberger, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cake. Accessed 11 Dec. 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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