cake
1 of 2noun
ˈkāk 
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
cakey
ˈkā-kē
adjective see also take the cake
cake
2 of 2verb
caked; caking
transitive verb
1
: encrust
caked with dust
2
: to fill (a space) with a packed mass
intransitive verb
: to form or harden into a mass
Synonyms
Noun
- croquette
- cutlet
- fritter
- galette
- patty
- pattie
Verb
- crust
- encrust
- incrust
- rime
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022 But finding a Prince Charming is icing on the cake. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022 But finding a Prince Charming is icing on the cake. Annie Lane, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 Simply stack them on a cake or serving stand and add fresh flowers or greenery. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 Ki'Arran Love put the icing on the cake with an interception with 1:18 remaining in regulation. The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2022 As icing on the cake, their friends and family are excited and ready to contribute to their special day. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 Aug. 2022 So, yes, this is an icing on the cake of moving forward, of Democratic achievements in a bipartisan way in this election year. CBS News, 7 Aug. 2022 The second which came at the end of 2020 was also good, kind of the icing on the cake. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 During the reopening last week, children were able to participate in a scavenger hunt, enjoy balloon art, face painting, a puppet show, and cake with ice cream. John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Place one layer, flat side up, on a plate or cake pedestal. Ina Garten, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022 His reference to cake slicing implied a party dimension, suitable for an art exhibition’s opening celebration. Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 Since 2019, Reuters reports, Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile has been protected from disgruntled museumgoers—and now, cake—with high-tech, bulletproof, ultra-transparent glass. Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2022 As more dust continues to cake on, the InSight Mars lander is dying, its power supply slowly petering out. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 May 2022 Swirls of brown mud cake the lower walls of the home and tree roots infest the foundation of Brian Redfern’s evocative and foreboding set. San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2022 The ice that caked the Polar Sea came from heavy freezing spray kicked up from turbulent water on a chilly day. Alaska Dispatch News, 29 Aug. 2017 See More
Noun
My reasonable hopes this year are to get to the NFC title game and anything past that is icing on the cake. Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022 But finding a Prince Charming is icing on the cake. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022 But finding a Prince Charming is icing on the cake. Annie Lane, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 Simply stack them on a cake or serving stand and add fresh flowers or greenery. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 Ki'Arran Love put the icing on the cake with an interception with 1:18 remaining in regulation. The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2022 As icing on the cake, their friends and family are excited and ready to contribute to their special day. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 Aug. 2022 So, yes, this is an icing on the cake of moving forward, of Democratic achievements in a bipartisan way in this election year. CBS News, 7 Aug. 2022 The second which came at the end of 2020 was also good, kind of the icing on the cake. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Verb
In sweltering temperatures and swampy humidity, few can be bothered to cake on a full face of makeup — Kate Hudson included. Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 During the reopening last week, children were able to participate in a scavenger hunt, enjoy balloon art, face painting, a puppet show, and cake with ice cream. John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Place one layer, flat side up, on a plate or cake pedestal. Ina Garten, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022 His reference to cake slicing implied a party dimension, suitable for an art exhibition’s opening celebration. Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 Since 2019, Reuters reports, Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile has been protected from disgruntled museumgoers—and now, cake—with high-tech, bulletproof, ultra-transparent glass. Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2022 As more dust continues to cake on, the InSight Mars lander is dying, its power supply slowly petering out. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 May 2022 Swirls of brown mud cake the lower walls of the home and tree roots infest the foundation of Brian Redfern’s evocative and foreboding set. San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2022 The ice that caked the Polar Sea came from heavy freezing spray kicked up from turbulent water on a chilly day. Alaska Dispatch News, 29 Aug. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cake
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1583, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Phrases Containing cake
Kids Definition
cake 1 of 2
noun
ˈkāk
1
: a baked food made from a sweet batter or dough
chocolate cake
2
: a usually flat round piece of food that is baked or fried
a crab cake
rice cakes
3
: a substance hardened or molded into a solid piece
a cake of soap
cake
2 of 2verb
caked; caking
1
: encrust
His clothes were caked with dust.
2
: to become dry and hard
The mud had caked on her boots.
cake 1 of 2
noun
1
as in patty
a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried the rich, tender cakes of crabmeat had been lightly fried Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- patty
- pattie
- galette
- fritter
- croquette
- cutlet
- stick
- gateau
- gâteau
- finger
2
as in picnic
something easily done or dealt with today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday's Synonyms & Similar Words
- picnic
- roses
- breeze
- cream puff
- cakewalk
- duck soup
- piece of cake
- nothing
- kid stuff
- walk in the park
- snap
- cinch
- child's play
- pushover
- sitting duck
- gimme
- walkaway
- no-brainer
- laugher
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- killer
- labor
- murder
- bear
- pain
- beast
- chore
- headache
- horror show
- sticky wicket
- poser
- stinker
- trouble
- brainteaser
- stumper
- toughie
- nuisance
- bother
- toughy
cake
2 of 2verb
as in to crust
to cover with a hardened layer shoes caked with dried mud Synonyms & Similar Words
- crust
- coat
- smear
- rime
- encrust
- incrust
- cover
- spread
- besmear
- daub
- coagulate
- harden
- congeal