cake
[ keyk ]
/ keɪk /
noun
verb (used with object), caked, cak·ing.
to form into a crust or compact mass.
verb (used without object), caked, cak·ing.
to become formed into a crust or compact mass.
Idioms for cake
- to surpass all others, especially in some undesirable quality; be extraordinary or unusual: His arrogance takes the cake.
- to win first prize.
a piece of cake, Informal.
something easily done: She thought her first solo flight was a piece of cake.
take the cake, Informal.
Origin of cake
1200–50; Middle English < Old Norse
kaka; akin to Middle English
kechel little cake, German
Kuchen; see
cookie
OTHER WORDS FROM cake
cak·y, cak·ey, adjective non·cak·ing, adjective, noun un·cake, verb (used with object), un·caked, un·cak·ing.Words nearby cake
cajeputol,
cajole,
cajolery,
cajun,
cajuput,
cake,
cake eater,
cake flour,
cake kidney,
cake makeup,
caked breast
British Dictionary definitions for take the cake
cake
/ (keɪk) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to cover with a hard layer; encrust
the hull was caked with salt
to form or be formed into a hardened mass
Derived forms of cake
cakey or caky, adjectiveWord Origin for cake
C13: from Old Norse
kaka; related to Danish
kage, German
Kuchen
Cultural definitions for take the cake
take the cake
To be the most outstanding; sometimes used in a derogatory sense: “When it comes to eating like a pig, Gordy really takes the cake.”
Idioms and Phrases with take the cake (1 of 2)
take the cake
Be the most outstanding in some respect, either the best or the worst. For example, That advertising slogan really took the cake, or What a mess they made of the concert—that takes the cake! This expression alludes to a contest called a cakewalk, in which a cake is the prize. Its figurative use, for something either excellent or outrageously bad, dates from the 1880s.
Idioms and Phrases with take the cake (2 of 2)
cake
see eat one's cake and have it, too; flat as a pancake; icing on the cake; nutty as a fruitcake; piece of cake; sell like hot cakes; slice of the pie (cake); take the cake.