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Meanings of cake in English

Russian
салютная установка

Type of firework.

салютная установка
Catalan
pastilla

A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

pastilla
Portuguese
cobrir
Spanish
revestir

Form a coat over.

cobrir

Small flat mass of chopped food.

Synonyms
Examples for "coat"
Examples for "coat"
1
The only formula in the world is here in my coat pocket.
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
2
A lot of the automakers today favor using a polyurethane clear-coat system.
The missing
3
Once we even received, from America of course, a cat hat-and-coat rack.
The Irish Times
4
She hung the coat in the apartment off the big living room.
The Freebooters of the Wilderness
5
He removed his cap and coat in the hall, and went in.
The Flag
Usage of cake in English
1
I know a late-night place that does great espresso and chocolate cake.
Make your move
2
In the President's opinion, the key to a good cake was moistness.
First contact: or, it's later than you think
3
But 32 candles on the cake means Messi's best is surely gone.
The Irish Times
4
And the cake has to look spectacular, and taste great, of course.
The Irish Times
5
The guard greeted me and asked whether the cake had been good.
Self's punishment
6
In a controlled voice, I said, I don't need a cake, Troy.
A taste of magic
7
The walrus had risen beneath the cake and split it in two.
Lost in the Air
8
Some Christmas family traditions include baking a cake together or going caroling.
Wired
9
Use the lining paper to lift the cake out of the tin.
Independent.ie
10
Soon his Aunt came in with the plum cake in her hand.
The Book of One Syllable
11
The celebrity paused in the act of lowering another segment of cake.
The Clicking of Cuthbert
12
It is not she who has made the cake; it is nature.
Addresses by Henry Drummond
13
Grease and line a standard 20cm round cake tin with baking paper.
Radio NZ
14
Today we are now singing 'Happy Birthday' with a cake of soap.
Radio NZ
15
The sponge cake was somewhat dry; the sickle pears wanted looking over.
Melbourne House, Volume 2
16
Make a rule of white sponge cake; bake in narrow shallow pans.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
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Translations for cake
Catalan
pastilla
Portuguese
cobrir
Spanish
revestir
Cake through the time
Cake across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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