cake (noun)

См. также в других словарях:

• cake — ► NOUN 1) an item of soft sweet food made from baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, and sugar. 2) a flat, round item of savoury food that is baked or fried. 3) the amount of money available for sharing: a fair slice of the education cake. ► VERB …   English terms dictionary

• cake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ home made ▪ moist, rich, sticky (esp. BrE) ▪ a rich, moist fruit cake ▪ almond, carr …   Collocations dictionary

• cake mix — noun a commercial mix for making a cake • Hypernyms: ↑ready mix * * * cake mix UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular cake mix plural cake mixes] …   Useful english dictionary

• cake — [ keık ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a sweet food made by baking a mixture that usually contains sugar, eggs, flour, and butter or oil: a chocolate cake a birthday/wedding/Christmas cake a piece/slice of cake: Would you like a slice of cake?… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cake´walk´er — cake|walk «KAYK WK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a dance with prancing high steps that developed from an earlier march or promenade for couples. Dancers used to compete to see who could do the best or most original steps. The winner got a cake. »...… …   Useful english dictionary

• cake|walk — «KAYK WK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a dance with prancing high steps that developed from an earlier march or promenade for couples. Dancers used to compete to see who could do the best or most original steps. The winner got a cake. »... summoning up… …   Useful english dictionary

• cake — noun 1》 an item of soft sweet food made from baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar, etc. 2》 an item of savoury food formed into a flat round shape, and baked or fried.     ↘a flattish compact mass of something: a cake of soap. 3》 the amount …   English new terms dictionary

• cake pan — UK US noun [countable] [singular cake pan plural cake pans] american a cake tin 1 Thesaurus: pots and panshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• cake-eater — noun a) a lounge lizard This usage of the term dates from the 1920s, when it vied in popularity with sheik to indicate a slick young Romeo who wows the flappers and likes the high life. A Cake Eater, when hes not trolling for jazz babies at the… …   Wiktionary

• cake tin — cake ,tin noun count 1. ) a metal container with a lid, used for storing a cake and keeping it fresh 2. ) BRITISH a CAKE PAN …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cake mix — cake ,mix noun count or uncount a powder that you add eggs and milk or water to and then bake in the oven to make a cake …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English