cupcake
noun
cup·cake
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Definition of cupcake
: a small cake baked in a cuplike mold
Examples of cupcake in a Sentence
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For low-maintenance intrigue, consider decorated cupcake picks (eyeballs! hearts!) and edible markers. — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, "Baked into the start of the school year: Parent angst about packing lunches," 27 Aug. 2019 For the last two years, a woman visited with 200 cupcakes as well as an iguana, guinea pigs, snakes and small dogs and set up an impromptu petting zoo. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "With free haircuts and backpack giveaways, a St. Paul barber starts his own nonprofit," 22 Aug. 2019 The schedule sets up nicely, with three nonconference cupcakes to build confidence in September and five Big 12 games in Waco, including Oklahoma and Texas on back-to-back weekends in November. — Ralph D. Russo, The Denver Post, "Minnesota, Baylor among college football’s dark horse league contenders," 18 Aug. 2019 Savannah remembers the smell of the center’s sickeningly sweet cupcakes and its gray-green carpet and maroon walls. — High School Journalism Institute, oregonlive.com, "Student’s path illuminated with the help of therapy," 20 July 2019 For example, take several shots showing your child engaged in different steps in the preparation of cupcakes. — Donna Erickson, Twin Cities, "Donna Erickson: Tips for taking creative summer photos," 18 July 2019 Then the color morphed into the soft baby pink of cupcake frosting, a trend that hit its peak in 2008. — Maura Judkis, The Know, "The new Starbucks dragonfruit drink tastes like — oh, who cares? It’s pink!," 18 June 2019 Make mini taco bowls using an upside-down cupcake tin. — Jane Maynard, Cosmopolitan, "17 Life-Changing Cooking Hacks," 23 Apr. 2014 The event drew 50 children and their families who enjoyed music, cupcake decoration and PJ Library stories from Rabbi Marci Bloch, Eileen Kaplan and Joyce Siegel of Temple Beth Orr. — Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, "PJ Library, Broward synagogues engage children, families in summer activities," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cupcake.' 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 cupcake
cupcake
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cupcake
: a very small cake that is baked in a pan shaped like a cup
See the full definition for cupcake in the English Language Learners Dictionary
cupcake
noun
cup·cake
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Kids Definition of cupcake
: a small cake baked in a mold shaped like a cup