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Cake
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Simple meaning
What does Cake mean?
Cake is a sweet baked dessert.
Dictionary definition
a sweet baked food often eaten for birthdays or special occasions.
Example sentences
Cake in a sentence
easy
We shared a chocolate cake after dinner.
medium
The birthday cake had blue icing and candles on top.
hard
The recipe explained how flour, eggs, and sugar help the cake rise in the oven.
Synonyms
Words like Cake
dessertA sweet food often eaten after a meal.
pastryA baked sweet food, though not all pastries are cakes.
Antonyms
Opposite words
vegetableA food that is not usually a sweet dessert.
main courseThe main part of a meal, not dessert.
Word family
Cake word family
Base word
cake
noun
cake
Base form.
noun
cakes
More than one cake.
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Quick practice
Try Cake
Practice 1
What does cake mean?
Cake is a sweet baked food often served as dessert.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to cake?
A cake is a kind of dessert.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses cake correctly?
Cake is something people can eat at a party.
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