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cakes

/keɪks/

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noun

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

Examples :

"For her birthday party, Sarah made three chocolate cakes covered in colorful sprinkles. "

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noun

A small mass of baked dough, especially a thin loaf from unleavened dough.

Examples :

"a johnnycake"

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A thin wafer-shaped mass of fried batter; a griddlecake or pancake.

Examples :

"buckwheat cakes"

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A block of any of various dense materials.

Examples :

"a cake of sand"

material substance

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A trivially easy task or responsibility; from a piece of cake.

Examples :

""For Maria, the math quiz was cakes; she finished it in five minutes." "

achievement job work business ability

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Examples :

"He needs to earn some cakes this summer to pay for his school trip. "

business finance economy asset

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Used to describe the doctrine of having one's cake and eating it too.

Examples :

"His desire to get high grades without studying was just a case of wanting his cakes and eating them too. "

food doctrine philosophy

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A buttock, especially one that is exceptionally plump.

Examples :

""She had a hard time finding jeans that fit her cakes properly." "

body anatomy human

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verb

Coat (something) with a crust of solid material.

Examples :

"His shoes are caked with mud."

material substance

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To form into a cake, or mass.

Examples :

"The chef carefully cakes the batter into a smooth, even layer. "

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verb

To cackle like a goose.

Examples :

"The gossiping hens caked loudly when a hawk flew overhead, alarming the whole barnyard. "

sound animal bird