cakes

NOUN

bar of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

loaf

STRONG

block brick lump mass slab

Example Sentences

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Her husband can’t hold a job, so she starts baking cakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Her eyes sting with tears as the petite cakes thunk to the bottom of the trash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The oil-based recipe yielded an airy yet moist crumb that was not overwhelmingly sweet—something true of all of Ms. de Ferrier’s cakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

"Home bakers are rushing to recreate dot cakes themselves," agrees Blanca Spencer Morena, Ocado's buyer for home baking.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

I ate one of the cakes and gave the rest to the dogs.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell