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noun

ˈkāk How to pronounce cake (audio)
Definition of cakenext
1
as in patty
a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried the rich, tender cakes of crabmeat had been lightly fried

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2
as in picnic
something easily done or dealt with today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday's

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cake

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verb

as in to smear
to cover with a hardened layer shoes caked with dried mud

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Recent Examples of cake
Noun
After an outfit change and cake cutting, the dance party went into full swing. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026 Think of it like a recipe, maybe adding flowers to a frosted cake or sprinkling powdered sugar atop a sponge cake; Stewart's rose gold hair injects a sprinkle of the same whimsy into the last few weeks of summertime. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
Finally, whereas many concealers are prone to caking and creasing on my dry skin, Tarte’s buttery formula plumps fine lines instead of settling into crinkly areas. — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 17 June 2026 The kids aren’t going to remember that mom made the birthday cakes herself. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
  1. patty
  2. picnic
  3. smear
  4. breeze
  5. coat
  6. crust
  7. rime
  8. cover
Noun
  • Who would have thought of putting a smashburger patty inside of a biscuit?
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Baconator is made with two beef patties, six strips of bacon, two slices of American cheese, ketchup and mayonnaise on a toasted bun.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of patty
Noun
  • Sing Shabbat songs, dance with scarves, bless the Challah and have a Shabbat picnic surrounded by trees and friends.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nostrils burning like sparklers at an Independence Day picnic.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of picnic
Verb
  • The atmosphere works on them a little bit harder and reduces their strength and smears them a little bit more.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Camille can still picture Burke standing over her, fake blood smeared across her dress.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of smear
Noun
  • The onshore breeze will steer storms to the west later on Tuesday.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There’s even an open-air spa on the back deck with a single wooden massage table surrounded by white curtains that billow in the breeze.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of breeze
Verb
  • This material can be coated with a proprietary glaze called EverClean, which incorporates silver into the mix.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Toss the noodles to coat in the sesame oil, then divide between four serving bowls.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of coat
Verb
  • Irving’s lighthouse, built for the 1893 World’s Fair, was salt crusted, wind battered, and timeworn, at once a shithole and a feat of civil engineering.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Sliced turkey comes in a handful of styles, including smoked, honey-roasted, pepper-crusted and herb-roasted, as well as low-sodium, organic and 95% fat-free.
    — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of crust
Verb
  • Some types of snow Brunning identified were column, plane, rimed, germs, irregularities, as well as combinations of all of those elements.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of rime
Verb
  • William Simms Simms Family There are online fundraisers set up to help the families cover the costs of funerals as well as other expenses.
    — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • For example, people in the US will only see a small part of the sun covered by the moon, while Europe and northwestern Africa will experience a more dramatic cloaking of much of the sun, according to NASA.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cover

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