Cake

A sweet baked dessert typically containing flour, sugar, eggs, and butter, and often topped with icing or decorations., A flat, round-shaped mass of a substance, such as soap or compressed matter., A piece or portion of a larger whole.

Cake - Meanings

A sweet baked dessert typically containing flour, sugar, eggs, and butter, and often topped with icing or decorations.

Example: She baked a delicious chocolate cake for the party.

Usage: formalContext: celebrations, parties, formal events

Note: Common dessert item for birthdays, weddings, and special occasions.

A flat, round-shaped mass of a substance, such as soap or compressed matter.

Example: She sliced a cake of soap into smaller pieces.

Usage: formalContext: household, manufacturing

Note: Used in a more technical or literal sense.

A piece or portion of a larger whole.

Example: He received a big cake of the profits from the project.

Usage: formalContext: business, finance

Note: Commonly used in financial and business contexts to refer to a share or portion.

Cake's synonyms

pastry

A pastry is a sweet or savory baked dish made of dough containing fat.

Example: She baked a delicious pastry for the party.

Note: Pastry is a broader term that encompasses various baked goods, including cakes.

dessert

Dessert refers to a sweet dish served at the end of a meal.

Example: The restaurant offers a wide selection of desserts, including cakes.

Note: Dessert is a more general term that includes various sweet dishes, not just cakes.

torte

A torte is a rich, multilayered cake filled with creams, fruits, or nuts.

Example: The bakery specializes in making traditional European tortes.

Note: Torte typically refers to a specific type of cake that is denser and richer than a regular cake.

gateau

Gateau is a French term for a rich, elaborate cake often layered with cream or fruit.

Example: The French patisserie offers a variety of gateaux for special occasions.

Note: Gateau is a more sophisticated and elaborate type of cake compared to a regular cake.

Cake expressions, common phrases

Piece of cake

This idiom means that something is very easy to do or accomplish.

Example: Don't worry, the exam will be a piece of cake for you.

Note: The phrase 'piece of cake' uses 'cake' metaphorically to refer to something being easy, not literally about a cake itself.

The icing on the cake

This phrase refers to something that makes a good situation even better.

Example: Winning the competition was great, but getting a scholarship was the icing on the cake.

Note: The phrase 'icing on the cake' is about adding something extra to enhance a situation, not about the actual icing on a cake.

Take the cake

To 'take the cake' means to be the most surprising or outrageous in a given situation.

Example: Her outrageous behavior really takes the cake!

Note: This idiom uses 'cake' in a figurative sense to express extreme behavior, not in a literal cake-related context.

Cakewalk

A 'cakewalk' is something that is very easy to do, similar to a 'piece of cake.'

Example: The final exam was a cakewalk compared to the midterm.

Note: The term 'cakewalk' is rooted in the 19th-century dance contests where a cake was awarded to the winner, signifying an easy victory.

Let them eat cake

This phrase is used to show a lack of understanding or empathy for others' hardships or needs.

Example: When the boss refused to give us a break, we felt like she was saying, 'Let them eat cake.'

Note: Originally attributed to Marie Antoinette, it is a historical phrase that has come to represent indifference or insensitivity to the struggles of others.

Cake everyday (slang) expressions

Piece of the cake

A variation of the common saying 'piece of cake,' implying that something is very easy or manageable.

Example: I'm going to make this project a piece of the cake with my team's help.

Note: An alteration of the original phrase 'piece of cake' by substituting 'the' with 'of', creating a slightly different but still recognizable expression.

Cakehole

Used informally to refer to someone's mouth in a somewhat derogatory or playful manner.

Example: Shut your cakehole and listen to what I have to say!

Note: A slang term that humorously equates the mouth to a 'hole' that consumes or speaks, adding a touch of humor or mild insult to the word 'mouth'.

Cakey

Describing a texture that is more similar to cake than desired, often used in reference to baked goods.

Example: I prefer my brownies moist and fudgy, not dry and cakey.

Note: Unlike the desirable moist and fudgy texture, 'cakey' implies a drier and more crumbly consistency that is reminiscent of cake, which may not be ideal in certain baked goods.

Cake day

A playful way to refer to someone's birthday, highlighting the tradition of celebrating with a cake.

Example: Happy cake day! How old are you turning today?

Note: Replaces the word 'birthday' with 'cake day', emphasizing the association with the customary birthday cake, adding a lighthearted and jovial tone to the celebration.

Cake face

Used to mock or criticize someone who wears excessive amounts of makeup, resulting in a heavily layered appearance.

Example: She's always wearing so much makeup, she looks like a cake face.

Note: Derogatory slang that compares an individual's thickly applied makeup to the layers of frosting on a cake, implying a lack of subtlety or natural beauty in their appearance.

Cake - Examples

The cake was delicious.

She baked a beautiful cake for her friend's birthday.

I love to eat cake with a cup of tea.

Cake grammar

Cake - Noun (Noun) / Noun, singular or mass (Noun, singular or mass)

Lemma: cake

Conjugations

Noun, plural (Noun, plural): cakes, cake

Noun, singular or mass (Noun, singular or mass): cake

Verb, past tense (Verb, past tense): caked

Verb, gerund or present participle (Verb, gerund or present participle): caking

Verb, 3rd person singular present (Verb, 3rd person singular present): cakes

Verb, base form (Verb, base form): cake

Verb, non-3rd person singular present (Verb, non-3rd person singular present): cake

Syllables, Separation and Stress

cake Contains 1 syllables: cake

Phonetic transcription: ˈkāk

cake , ˈkāk (The red syllable is stressed)

Cake - Importance and usage frequency

The word frequency and importance index indicates how often a word appears in a given language. The smaller the number, the more frequently the word is used. The most frequently used words typically range from about 1 to 4000.

cake: ~ 2300 (Very common).

This importance index helps you focus on the most useful words during your language learning process.

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