cake
- noun
- /keɪk/
- Emory and I supplied the three-tiered wedding cake from whatever bakery had answered the phone first.
- fiber cake
- dried dung cake
- sludge cake
You wouldn't believe Max Factor put out a cake makeup.
- You wouldn't believe Max Factor put out a cake makeup.
Examples
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Even PSAers pitched in to serve cake at the "make your own ice cream sundae" party.
Academic text (1998) -
They're handing them out like hot cakes.
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I'll just add a cake of soap.
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You had a Baltimore crab cake from a restaurant.
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I wouldn't eat that side of the cake if I were you.
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All the women bought one or two cakes of the Windsor soap.
Fiction book (1994) -
There were signs that she ate rice cakes, pretzels, and hard candy.
Academic text (2004) -
To keep the cake from sticking, use a layer of wax paper underneath it.
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The artist used a block of soap cake to carve a detailed figure.
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They used a cake of wax to seal the letters before mailing them.
Synonyms
A long solid piece of metal used for support or play
Idioms
Compounds
A very dark, rich chocolate cake that is moist and has a strong chocolate taste
- Indian
Solid material left after oil is taken from cotton seeds used to feed animals or as fertilizer
- Specialized
Solid material left after people remove oil from cotton seeds used to feed animals or help plants grow
- Indian
A solid left after squeezing neem seeds for oil that is used as a natural fertilizer and to control pests
- Specialized
A pressed block of seeds left after their oil is removed and used as animal feed
- UK
A sponge cake soaked in wine or sherry and decorated with almonds and candied fruit
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
A cake of soap keeps the same idea: the old word kaka meant a shaped 'lump' or block. So a block of soap or wax is called a 'cake' because it is a handy shaped mass for use.