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
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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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2025
Stormi was also snapped admiring the cake, which was decorated with sprinkles and jelly beans.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
The swollen river has receded, leaving behind heartbreaking signs of the devastation: little girls’ suitcases and clothes strewn along the wrecked cabin grounds and plush toys caked with detritus, twisted metal and gnarled vehicles.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 8 July 2025
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Noun
Last but certainly not least in the line of Dolly’s new Lodge releases is this stunning cake pan.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2025
Stormi was also snapped admiring the cake, which was decorated with sprinkles and jelly beans.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
When food is really caked on, Byun puts a small amount of water in the pan and brings it to a simmer.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
The swollen river has receded, leaving behind heartbreaking signs of the devastation: little girls’ suitcases and clothes strewn along the wrecked cabin grounds and plush toys caked with detritus, twisted metal and gnarled vehicles.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 8 July 2025
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cake. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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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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