cake
noun
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
cakes
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pluralof cake.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof cake (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
cakenouna sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
Example Sentences
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For readers who aren’t familiar with the brand, Paris Baguette sells what you might call European- and Asian-inspired pastries, breads and cakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
I was reminded of the reality TV show “Nailed It!,” in which amateur bakers fail spectacularly to reproduce complex cakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
"We couldn't plan to have a party in Plymouth with balloons and cakes etc because we didn't know if we were going to be there," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Besides water, much needed for the hours spent sweating in the swelter, his firetruck is chock-a-chocolate block with gifts of cakes, fruit compotes and other kind offerings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
She stopped making chocolate cakes, and then she stopped making Friday night dinners at all.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
