First Known Use: 13th century
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1cake
noun \ˈkāk\
: a sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, and other ingredients (such as eggs and butter)
: a mixture of food that has been shaped into a ball or a flat round shape and baked or fried
: something that is shaped like a rectangular block
Full Definition of CAKE
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 (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>
— cak·ey \ˈkā-kē\ adjective
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Origin of CAKE
Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cake
Related to CAKE
2cake
verb
: to cover something with an outer layer that becomes hard as it dries
: to become dry and hard
cakedcak·ing
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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
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First Known Use of CAKE
1607
CAKE Defined for Kids
1cake
noun \ˈkāk\
Definition of CAKE for Kids
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>
2cake
verb
cakedcak·ing
Definition of CAKE for Kids
1
: encrust <His clothes were caked with dust.>
2
: to become dry and hard <The mud had caked on her boots.>
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