cake
noun
\ ˈkāk
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Definition of cake
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: 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
2a
: 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
cake
verb
caked;
caking
Definition of cake (Entry 2 of 2)
: to form or harden into a mass
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Other Words from cake
Noun
cakey
\ ˈkā-kē
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adjective
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adjective
Synonyms for cake
Synonyms: Noun
croquette, cutlet, fritter, galette, patty (also pattie)
Synonyms: Verb
crust, encrust (also incrust), rime
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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 cakeVerb
The mud had caked on his boots. shoes caked with dried mud
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Three Brother’s Bakery will bring the Texas-sized birthday cake. — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, "Free food, drinks, historical tours for Houston’s 183rd anniversary," 27 Aug. 2019 Forcing factions to compete for power and influence in a way that frustrates the fickle and addled will of We the People was baked into the American constitutional cake from the beginning, for good reason. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "L’Esprit de l’Escalier, the ‘Times,’ Etc.," 27 Aug. 2019 Part 2: McCarty scored the game-winning, overtime goal in the game to put the icing on the Red Wings’ cake. 4. — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, "As he joins the pot business, memorable moments from Red Wing Darren McCarty's career," 26 Aug. 2019 Lee has been attending the carnival for about 30 years and, according to her, her favorite part is the funnel cake. — Akira Kyles, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Hampstead bringing Carroll County carnival season to a close," 13 Aug. 2019 From the beginning of the judges' tasting, the bourbon cake stood out. — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky State Fair homemade cake winner is a delicious mix of bourbon, chocolate and nuts," 13 Aug. 2019 Place the lid on top of your cast iron skillet and cook the cake in the campfire with two or three coals on top of the skillet lid. — Brittany Anas, The Know, "What Colorado’s top chefs cook when they go camping," 12 Aug. 2019 Unsurprisingly, the cake looked absolutely scrumptious. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle's Birthday Carrot Cake Is Total Perfection," 10 Aug. 2019 And, best of all, McGuire said the cake was delicious. — Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, "Emily McGuire thought her husband ordered a box from Amazon for her birthday. Then she took a closer look," 25 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Their boots and waders caked in gray mud, the anglers watched the surface for the telltale torpedo shape and silvery sides of a fresh coho. — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, "Early birds get the silvers at this roadside fishery near Anchorage," 16 Aug. 2019 The ducklings were mud-caked but are now safe. Reunited with their mother, the family waddled on their merry way, quacking and cheeping their appreciation. — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, "That’s quack-tastic! Metro Transit officers rescue 8 ducklings from storm drain," 6 July 2019 Galaxy’s Edge, lovingly grime-caked and even tangled with power lines of its own, recognizes that Star Wars is about such moments of recognition. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "The Star Wars Park Is a Space-Junk Fantasy," 5 June 2019 The leftover soot that cakes firefighter uniforms is considered a carcinogen, according to the National Cancer Institute. — Julia Fair, Cincinnati.com, "Retired Covington firefighter dies from melanoma cancer," 25 June 2019 Javier Jaén The footprints are still there, the striped tread of Neil Armstrong’s boots, caked into dust. — New York Times, "Fifty Years Ago We Landed on the Moon. Why Should We Care Now?," 14 June 2019 The Energy Department also has stopped work on another major plant — which is over budget and far behind schedule — to handle the high-level radioactive sludges that often cake the bottom of the tanks. — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, "Washington state, pushing Trump administration, wants more say in Hanford cleanup," 5 June 2019 Not to mention that caked-on foundation often creases, leaving a far-from-flawless texture. — Diana Nguyen, Harper's BAZAAR, "7 Things You Should Be Doing for a Flawless Complexion," 3 May 2019 On Wednesday morning, as many as six inches of snow and 0.5 inches of ice caked portions of north Florida, southeast Georgia and coastal South Carolina. — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, "Historic ‘bomb cyclone’ unleashes blizzard conditions from coastal Virginia to New England. Frigid air to follow.," 4 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cake.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cake
cake
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cake
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, and other ingredients (such as eggs and butter)
: a mixture of food that has been shaped into a ball or a flat round shape and baked or fried
: something that is shaped like a rectangular block
cake
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of cake (Entry 2 of 2)
: to cover something with an outer layer that becomes hard as it dries
: to become dry and hard
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