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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cake /keɪk/USA pronunciation n., v., caked, cak•ing. n. - Fooda sweet, baked, breadlike food: [countable]She made birthday cakes for the children's party.[uncountable]a few pieces of cake.
- Food[countable] a shaped or molded mass of other food: a fish cake.
- [countable] a shaped block of something: a cake of soap.
v. - to form into a dry layer or crust on the outside;
to coat: [~ + object]The windshield was caked with dirt.[no object]The mud caked on his shoes.
Idioms- Idioms a piece of cake, something that can be done easily, often with enjoyment:said the test was a piece of cake.
- have one's cake and eat it too, to have the advantages of something without its disadvantages.
- Idioms take the cake, to be an outstanding example;
rank first:That crazy stunt really took the cake.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cake (kāk),USA pronunciation n., v., caked, cak•ing. n. - a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- a flat, thin mass of bread, esp. unleavened bread.
- pancake;
griddlecake. - a shaped or molded mass of other food:a fish cake.
- a shaped or compressed mass:a cake of soap; a cake of ice.
- Agriculture[Animal Husb.]a compacted block of soybeans, cottonseeds, or linseeds from which the oil has been pressed, usually used as a feed or feed supplement for cattle.
- a piece of cake, [Informal.]something easily done:She thought her first solo flight was a piece of cake.
- take the cake, [Informal.]
- to surpass all others, esp. in some undesirable quality;
be extraordinary or unusual:His arrogance takes the cake. - to win first prize.
v.t. - to form into a crust or compact mass.
v.i. - to become formed into a crust or compact mass.
- Old Norse kaka; akin to Middle English kechel little cake, German Kuchen; see cookie
- Middle English 1200–50
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged harden, solidify, dry, congeal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cake /keɪk/ n - a baked food, usually in loaf or layer form, typically made from a mixture of flour, sugar, and eggs
- a flat thin mass of bread, esp unleavened bread
- a shaped mass of dough or other food of similar consistency: a fish cake
- a mass, slab, or crust of a solidified or compressed substance, as of soap or ice
- have one's cake and eat it ⇒ to enjoy both of two desirable but incompatible alternatives
- go like hot cakes, sell like hot cakes ⇒ informal to be sold very quickly or in large quantities
- piece of cake ⇒ informal something that is easily achieved or obtained
- take the cake ⇒ informal to surpass all others, esp in stupidity, folly, etc
- informal the whole or total of something that is to be shared or divided: the miners are demanding a larger slice of the cake, that is a fair method of sharing the cake
vb - (transitive) to cover with a hard layer; encrust: the hull was caked with salt
- to form or be formed into a hardened mass
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse kaka; related to Danish kage, German Kuchen |