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
Angela Haupt, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
To this day, the birthday cake that my mom makes for my visits gets stored on her kitchen counter in a classic Tupperware cake saver—a flat gold base with a tall, milky-white lid made of semi-rigid plastic.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
Caffè Sorrento will take over the former Flour Child cakes and ice-cream sandwiches spot in a strip mall that includes Hooligan’s Pub and Flying Pie Pizzaria.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
The birthday gal also shared a video of herself blowing out candles on her birthday cake, surrounding by cheering loved ones.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
The event offers marrying couples cake, a non-alcoholic toast and music — for free.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
And increasingly, experts recognize that age is more than just the number of candles on a birthday cake.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
Some plates of cake were end pieces, while others were middle pieces.
—Kimberly Cataudella Tutuska, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Cool the cake: Allow the cake to cool completely, or for about 1 hour.
—Jessica Furniss, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 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
Remind them that once more might be the icing on the cake.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
To this day, the birthday cake that my mom makes for my visits gets stored on her kitchen counter in a classic Tupperware cake saver—a flat gold base with a tall, milky-white lid made of semi-rigid plastic.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
Caffè Sorrento will take over the former Flour Child cakes and ice-cream sandwiches spot in a strip mall that includes Hooligan’s Pub and Flying Pie Pizzaria.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
The birthday gal also shared a video of herself blowing out candles on her birthday cake, surrounding by cheering loved ones.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
The event offers marrying couples cake, a non-alcoholic toast and music — for free.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
And increasingly, experts recognize that age is more than just the number of candles on a birthday cake.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
Some plates of cake were end pieces, while others were middle pieces.
—Kimberly Cataudella Tutuska, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Cool the cake: Allow the cake to cool completely, or for about 1 hour.
—Jessica Furniss, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 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
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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