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We bake muffins on Saturday.
What does Bake mean?
Bake means to cook with dry heat.
Dictionary definition
To cook food using dry heat, usually in an oven.
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The bread will bake until the crust is golden.
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Recipes often tell you to bake food at a steady temperature so it cooks evenly.
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What does bake mean?
Bake means to cook with dry heat.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to bake?
Oven-cook is closest because it connects to this meaning: Bake means to cook with dry heat.
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Which word or phrase is a useful contrast to bake?
Boil is a useful contrast because bake means: Bake means to cook with dry heat.
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MeaningBake means to cook with dry heat.
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Synonyms
Words like Bake
oven-cookCook using oven heat.
roastCook with dry surrounding heat, often for meats or vegetables.
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Word family
Bake word family
Base word
bake
verb
bakes
Cooks using dry heat.
verb
baked
Cooked using dry heat.
noun
baking
The act of cooking with dry heat.
noun
baker
A person who bakes.
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Hint for students
Bake means to cook food with dry heat, usually in an oven.
Common mix-up
Do not use bake for every kind of cooking. You bake bread, but you boil pasta.
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