CAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cake mean? 

• CAKE (noun)
  The noun CAKE has 3 senses:

1. a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
2. small flat mass of chopped food
3. made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs

  Familiarity information: CAKE used as a noun is uncommon.

• CAKE (verb)
  The verb CAKE has 1 sense:

1. form a coat over

  Familiarity information: CAKE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAKE (noun)

Meaning:

A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cake; bar

Context example:

a bar of chocolate

Hypernyms ("cake" is a kind of...):

block (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cake"):

tablet (a small flat compressed cake of some substance)

Meaning:

Small flat mass of chopped food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

patty; cake

Hypernyms ("cake" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cake"):

fish ball; fish cake (a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes)

Meaning:

Made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("cake" is a kind of...):

baked goods (foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cake"):

honey cake (a spicy cake partially sweetened with honey)

skillet cake; upside-down cake (batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top)

Boston cream pie (layer cake filled with custard)

savarin (a sponge cake baked in a ring mold)

jumbal; jumble (small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie)

prune cake (moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree)

petit four (small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake)

torte (rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria)

marble cake (made of light and dark batter very lightly blended)

genoise (rich and delicate Italian sponge cake)

Victoria sandwich; Victoria sponge (a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between)

rock cake (a small cake with a hard surface said to resemble a rock)

waffle (pancake batter baked in a waffle iron)

battercake; flannel cake; flannel-cake; flapcake; flapjack; griddlecake; hot cake; hotcake; pancake (a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle)

friedcake (small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat)

biscuit; cookie; cooky (any of various small flat sweet cakes ('biscuit' is the British term))

teacake (any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea)

seed cake; seedcake (a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon)

layer cake (cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting)

pound cake (rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour)

coffee cake; coffeecake (a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee)

coconut cake (cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting)

chocolate cake (cake containing chocolate)

chiffon cake (very light cake)

cheesecake (made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust)

birthday cake (decorated cake served at a birthday party)

baba (a small cake leavened with yeast)

applesauce cake (moist spicy cake containing applesauce)

crumb cake (cake or coffeecake topped with a mixture of sugar and butter and flour)

cupcake (small cake baked in a muffin tin)

gingerbread (cake flavored with ginger)

spice cake (cake flavored with spices)

white cake (cake made without egg yolks)

bridecake; wedding cake (a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception)

sponge cake (a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening)

gateau (any of various rich and elaborate cakes)

fruitcake (a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on)

Eccles cake (a flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried fruit)

• CAKE (verb)

Meaning:

Form a coat over

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

cake; coat

Context example:

Dirt had coated her face

Hypernyms (to "cake" is one way to...):

cover; spread over (form a cover over)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something