cake
1. cake \'ka-k\ n [ME, fr. ON kaka; akin to OHG kuocho cake] 1a: any of numerous breads usu. small in size and round and flat in shape 1b: any of numerous fancy sweetened breads often coated with an icing 1c: a flattened usu. round mass of food baked or fried 2a: a block of compacted or congealed matter {~ of ice} 2b: a hard or brittle layer or deposit : CRUST 2. cake vt 1: ENCRUST 2: to fill (a space) with a packed mass : to form or harden into a mass