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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.
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