26984 words

cakes

5 definitions • 12 examples
1
a sweet food made with a mixture of flour, eggs, fat, and sugar:

Examples:

Would you like a piece of/a slice of/some cake?
cream cakes
He made/baked a delicious cake.
2
a small flat object made by pressing together a soft substance:

Examples:

fish/potato cakes
a cake of soap
3
to cover something or someone thickly with a substance that then dries out:

Examples:

The men were caked in layers of filth and grime.
boots caked with mud
She said that if your intestines are caked up with stuff, most of what you eat is not going to get through.
4
a sweet food made from flour, eggs, fat, and sugar mixed together and baked:

Examples:

[ C ] a chocolate cake
5
a small, flat object made by pressing together a soft substance:

Examples:

a cake of soap

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