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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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Paton last year said the Broncos were preparing a cake when the coach almost, but not quite, triggered a move back on Day 2 of the draft.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Hot tip: Don’t smear or drag—simply patting your concealer in will keep it from caking and creasing.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Gabriel, especially, was the icing on the cake for those who were baffled that Sanders hadn't gone off the board, as some experts didn’t have him on their top five quarterback rankings heading into the draft.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Paton last year said the Broncos were preparing a cake when the coach almost, but not quite, triggered a move back on Day 2 of the draft.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
Tarte's tape technology softens the look of fine lines and wrinkles, and the crease-proof formula means this concealer won't cake under the eyes.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Hot tip: Don’t smear or drag—simply patting your concealer in will keep it from caking and creasing.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cake. Accessed 6 May. 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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