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
Trish Deitch, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
Too much buckwheat and things won’t rise—a loaf cake will end up with the funk and density of a cuboid Scandinavian rye.
—Ruby Tandoh, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
Amenities: Pool, restaurants, winery, spa, pet friendly Bonus Tip: Don’t miss the chef’s tea time, where every day from 4 to 5 PM, a cake prepared by Chef Guillaume Goupil is served on the terraces and living room.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
Tisdale also shared a clip of French being given some birthday cakes while holding Jupiter, who helped blow out the candles, on his knee.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
The cake is the tradition, the memories, and the respect for the resort’s history that brings its guests back year after year.
—Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
Serve with vanilla ice cream, a creamy and cool contrast to the rich and slightly spicy cake.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2024
The retailer no longer sells the birthday cake flavored gummy Watkins purchased and did not respond to a request for comment by The Examination.
—Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination; Amy Yurkanin, Al.com; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Chocolate, Pistachio and Cardamom Cake Gluten-free cakes often appear on Passover tables.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
There’s a mechanical grind, a puff of smoke and then a rush of laughter as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, caked in orange makeup, steps out of a tanning booth.
—Itay Stern, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
In nearby Beverly Glen, on Caribou Lane, an upside-down piano — caked in mud, keys askew — lay in the road.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Photos show the horse standing outside the hole with its owners, completely caked in dirt and mud but otherwise unharmed.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
But using dry shampoo as a regular replacement for washing your hair can cause residue to cake into follicles.
—Grace Gold, Allure, 23 Jan. 2024
His claim was buttressed by photographs obtained from Latchford’s computer that showed the statue tarnished and caked with dirt, suggesting it had recently been excavated.
—Tom Mashberg, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
Our team raved that the lipstick went on as smooth as butter and never dried, bled, or caked during hours of wear.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
Her shoes, and even her braid, were caked with marble dust.
—Elaine Sciolino, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
Noun
The icing on the cake here is Mimi Lien’s set design, Lap Chi Chu and Elizabeth Harper’s lighting, and even Mikhail Fiksel and Beth Lake’s sound, which create a sense of glistening, wide-open space, as if all this action were occurring in a kind of heavenly place.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
Too much buckwheat and things won’t rise—a loaf cake will end up with the funk and density of a cuboid Scandinavian rye.
—Ruby Tandoh, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
Amenities: Pool, restaurants, winery, spa, pet friendly Bonus Tip: Don’t miss the chef’s tea time, where every day from 4 to 5 PM, a cake prepared by Chef Guillaume Goupil is served on the terraces and living room.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
Tisdale also shared a clip of French being given some birthday cakes while holding Jupiter, who helped blow out the candles, on his knee.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
The cake is the tradition, the memories, and the respect for the resort’s history that brings its guests back year after year.
—Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
Serve with vanilla ice cream, a creamy and cool contrast to the rich and slightly spicy cake.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2024
The retailer no longer sells the birthday cake flavored gummy Watkins purchased and did not respond to a request for comment by The Examination.
—Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination; Amy Yurkanin, Al.com; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Chocolate, Pistachio and Cardamom Cake Gluten-free cakes often appear on Passover tables.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Verb
The super lightweight liquid feels like a serum but works like a concealer to instantly mask redness and dark circles sans any creasing, caking or cracking.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
There’s a mechanical grind, a puff of smoke and then a rush of laughter as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, caked in orange makeup, steps out of a tanning booth.
—Itay Stern, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
In nearby Beverly Glen, on Caribou Lane, an upside-down piano — caked in mud, keys askew — lay in the road.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Photos show the horse standing outside the hole with its owners, completely caked in dirt and mud but otherwise unharmed.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
But using dry shampoo as a regular replacement for washing your hair can cause residue to cake into follicles.
—Grace Gold, Allure, 23 Jan. 2024
His claim was buttressed by photographs obtained from Latchford’s computer that showed the statue tarnished and caked with dirt, suggesting it had recently been excavated.
—Tom Mashberg, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
Our team raved that the lipstick went on as smooth as butter and never dried, bled, or caked during hours of wear.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
Her shoes, and even her braid, were caked with marble dust.
—Elaine Sciolino, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cake. Accessed 27 Apr. 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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