cheesecake

noun

cheese·​cake ˈchēz-ˌkāk 

1

: a dessert consisting of a creamy filling usually containing cheese baked in a pastry or pressed-crumb shell

2

: a photographic display of shapely and scantily clothed female figures

—often used attributively compare beefcake

Examples of cheesecake in a Sentence

advertisers who rely on cheesecake to sell products

Recent Examples on the Web

When someone in your party wants the steak-house burger, someone wants the cheesecake pancakes, and someone just needs a martini, everyone’s good. —Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

Skip the oven, and whip up this creamy, 30-minute cheesecake. —Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 14 June 2026

Best sellers include Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, cheesecake ice cream with raspberry and Oreo, and Fat Elvis, which is banana ice cream with chocolate and peanut butter flakes. —Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026

Save room for the chocolate crumble cheesecake bar or salted caramel brownies. —Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cheesecake

• overtake
• rattlesnake
• shiitake
• undertake
• wapentake
• ache
• ake
• bake
• brake
• break
• cake
• craik

Kids Definition

cheesecake

noun

cheese·​cake -ˌkāk 

: a cake made from cream cheese or cottage cheese, eggs, and sugar