Englishcake
plural cakes
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened: 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): a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried //a fish cake
- : a block of compacted or congealed matter //a cake of ice: a hard or brittle layer or deposit
- : something easily done //after so much studying, the test was cake
— see also take the cake
verb
caked; caking
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : encrust //caked with dust
- : to fill (a space) with a packed mass
- intransitive verb
- : to form or harden into a mass
Examples
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
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1583, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cakecake
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- something easily done or dealt with //today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday'sSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
cake
plural cakes
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened: 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): a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried //a fish cake
- : a block of compacted or congealed matter //a cake of ice: a hard or brittle layer or deposit
- : something easily done //after so much studying, the test was cake
— see also take the cake
verb
caked; caking
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : encrust //caked with dust
- : to fill (a space) with a packed mass
- intransitive verb
- : to form or harden into a mass
Examples
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
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1583, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cakecake
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- something easily done or dealt with //today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday'sSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
cake
plural cakes
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened: 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): a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried //a fish cake
- : a block of compacted or congealed matter //a cake of ice: a hard or brittle layer or deposit
- : something easily done //after so much studying, the test was cake
— see also take the cake
verb
caked; caking
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : encrust //caked with dust
- : to fill (a space) with a packed mass
- intransitive verb
- : to form or harden into a mass
Examples
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
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1583, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cakecake
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- something easily done or dealt with //today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday'sSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
cake
plural cakes
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened: 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): a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried //a fish cake
- : a block of compacted or congealed matter //a cake of ice: a hard or brittle layer or deposit
- : something easily done //after so much studying, the test was cake
— see also take the cake
verb
caked; caking
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : encrust //caked with dust
- : to fill (a space) with a packed mass
- intransitive verb
- : to form or harden into a mass
Examples
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
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1583, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cakecake
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- something easily done or dealt with //today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday'sSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
cake
plural cakes
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened: 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): a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried //a fish cake
- : a block of compacted or congealed matter //a cake of ice: a hard or brittle layer or deposit
- : something easily done //after so much studying, the test was cake
— see also take the cake
verb
caked; caking
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : encrust //caked with dust
- : to fill (a space) with a packed mass
- intransitive verb
- : to form or harden into a mass
Examples
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
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1583, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cakecake
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- something easily done or dealt with //today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday'sSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
cake
plural cakes
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened: 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): a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried //a fish cake
- : a block of compacted or congealed matter //a cake of ice: a hard or brittle layer or deposit
- : something easily done //after so much studying, the test was cake
— see also take the cake
verb
caked; caking
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : encrust //caked with dust
- : to fill (a space) with a packed mass
- intransitive verb
- : to form or harden into a mass
Examples
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
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1583, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cakecake
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- something easily done or dealt with //today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday'sSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
cake
plural cakes
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened: 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): a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried //a fish cake
- : a block of compacted or congealed matter //a cake of ice: a hard or brittle layer or deposit
- : something easily done //after so much studying, the test was cake
— see also take the cake
verb
caked; caking
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : encrust //caked with dust
- : to fill (a space) with a packed mass
- intransitive verb
- : to form or harden into a mass
Examples
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
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1583, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cakecake
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- something easily done or dealt with //today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday'sSynonymsSynonymous Phrases