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.
had caked
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past perfectof cake.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At her show’s opening, the Seoul-based artist walked on a balance beam that she had caked with clay.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2019
Soon the students had changed topics, and were discussing the ice that had caked the school parking lot that morning and how to balance on it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2017
His window faced a shaft at the rear of the building, where years of refuse had caked into the concrete.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2010
"The mothers all had caked breasts, and the toilet was filthy."
From Time Magazine Archive
Dried blood had caked around one nostril and a fine layer of white chalk covered his face and clothes.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
