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  • plural of cake.
  • present tense form of cake (3rd person singular).

cakes

NOUN
bar of something
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Besides water, much needed for the hours spent sweating in the swelter, his firetruck is chock-a-chocolate block with gifts of cakes, fruit compotes and other kind offerings.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Around her are patio tables displaying the kind of food the shop carried: pies and cakes, what appear to be stuffed tomatoes, baguettes, sophisticated deli salads, gorgeous hunks of cheese.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Selling like hot cakes — Taylor Swift’s wedding trash.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Williams said his staff were baking about 400 Welsh cakes a day to keep up with diners' appetites.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

I broke up the two rice cakes and we ate in silence, depressed by the ceaseless rain.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya



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