cake
/keɪk/
NOUN
1. A sweet baked dessert
A rich, sweet food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients, baked in an oven and often decorated with icing or other toppings.
1.1. Sweet baked dessert
A sweet baked food typically served as a dessert or treat, often made with flour, sugar, eggs, and fat.
Synonyms
- gateau
- torte
- confection
Examples
- She baked a chocolate cake for her daughter's birthday.
- The guests enjoyed a slice of homemade cake after dinner.
Related Words
- pastry
- dessert
- sponge
- cupcake
- cheesecake
- fruitcake
NOUN
2. A small flat mass of food
A compact, usually flat or rounded portion of food, often made from dough, batter, or chopped ingredients.
2.1. Flat baked or fried food
A small, flat food item made from dough or batter and baked or fried, such as a pancake or griddlecake.
Synonyms
- pancake
- griddlecake
- flapjack
- hotcake
Examples
- He ordered a potato cake with his breakfast.
- The cook prepared a thin cake of batter on the hot griddle.
Related Words
- waffle
- crepe
- blini
- fritter
- battercake
2.2. Compact mass or molded block
A solid, compact mass of a substance formed into a particular shape, often resembling a small block or tablet.
Synonyms
Examples
- The soap was pressed into a rectangular cake.
- The mixture hardened into a dense cake of material.
Related Words
- lump
- mass
- mold
- brick
NOUN
3. An easy task or undertaking
Something that is very easy to accomplish, commonly expressed in the phrase 'a piece of cake'.
3.1. Something very easy
A task, activity, or situation that requires little effort or difficulty.
Synonyms
- cinch
- breeze
- pushover
- snap
- cakewalk
- picnic
Antonyms
- ordeal
- challenge
- difficulty
- headache
- chore
Examples
- The final examination was a piece of cake for the well-prepared students.
- Compared with the previous assignment, this project is a cakewalk.
Related Words
- no-brainer
- walkover
- duck soup
- piece of cake
VERB
4. To cover with a crust or thick layer
To form or cause a thick layer or crust of a substance to cover something.
4.1. Covering with a crust or coating
To become covered with or apply a thick, hardened layer of a substance such as mud, dirt, or dried material.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Examples
- The mud cakes the wheels of the tractor.
- Dried salt had caked the surface of the container.
Related Words
4.2. Forming into a compact mass
To gather, harden, or coagulate into a dense, solid mass.
Synonyms
- congeal
- coagulate
- clump
- harden
- solidify
Antonyms
- dissolve
- disperse
- liquefy
Examples
- The wet powder cakes together when exposed to moisture.
- The soil cakes into hard lumps after prolonged drying.
Related Words
- aggregate
- accumulate
- clot
- compact