a slice of cake

  • 1cake — [ 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?… …

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  • 2cake — cake1 W3S2 [keık] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: kaka] 1.) [U and C] a soft sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, butter, sugar, and eggs ▪ cake and ice cream ▪ chocolate cake birthday/wedding/Christmas cake ▪ Do you want some… …

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  • 3cake */*/*/ — UK [keɪk] / US noun Word forms cake : singular cake plural cakes 1) [countable/uncountable] 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… …

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  • 4cake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ home made ▪ moist, rich, sticky (esp. BrE) ▪ a rich, moist fruit cake ▪ almond, carr …

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  • 5cake — n. 1) to bake; frost (esp. AE), ice a cake 2) a birthday; chocolate; coffee; honey; layer; Madeira (BE), pound (AE); marble; sponge; wedding; white cake 3) a piece, slice of cake 4) (misc.) a piece of cake( smt. very easy to do ); to take the… …

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  • 6slice*/ — [slaɪs] noun [C] I 1) a flat piece of food that has been cut from something larger Cut the bread into thick slices.[/ex] a slice of cake/pizza/cheese[/ex] 2) informal a part or share of something We want a bigger slice of the tourist trade.[/ex]… …

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  • 7slice — 1. noun 1) a slice of cake Syn: piece, portion, slab, wedge, rasher, sliver, wafer 2) a huge slice of public spending Syn: share, part, portion, tranche …

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  • 8cake slicer — /ˈkeɪk slaɪsə/ (say kayk sluysuh) noun a kitchen utensil comprising a wire supported at tension in a frame; used to slice through cake …

  • 9Slice — may refer to:Food*A portion of bread, cake, or meat that is cut flat and thin, cf. sliced bread *Slice (soft drink), a line of fruit flavored drinks *Vanilla slice, a dessert *Mr. Slice, the mascot of Papa John s pizza restaurantports*Backspin,… …

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  • 10cake — ► 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 …

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