cake of soap

cake of soap
a) A large bar of soap.
b) A round piece of soap shaped like a hockey puck, for use in shaving mugs.

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  • Cake — (k[=a]k), n. [OE. cake, kaak; akin to Dan. kage, Sw. & Icel. kaka, D. koek, G.kuchen, OHG. chuocho.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small mass of dough baked; especially, a thin loaf from unleavened dough; as, an oatmeal cake; johnnycake. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cake urchin — Cake Cake (k[=a]k), n. [OE. cake, kaak; akin to Dan. kage, Sw. & Icel. kaka, D. koek, G.kuchen, OHG. chuocho.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small mass of dough baked; especially, a thin loaf from unleavened dough; as, an oatmeal cake; johnnycake. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cake — [[t]ke͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ cakes, caking, caked 1) N VAR A cake is a sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, eggs, sugar, and fat in an oven. Cakes may be large and cut into slices or small and intended for one person only. ...a piece of cake...… …   English dictionary

  • soap — n. 1) face; laundry; liquid; powdered; saddle; scented; toilet soap 2) a bar, cake of soap * * * [səʊp] cake of soap . laundry liquid powdered saddle scented toilet soap a bar …   Combinatory dictionary

  • soap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cleanser, cleansing agent; lather; detergent; shampoo; slang, softsoap, corniness, sentimentality. See cleanness, sensibility. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. saponin, solvent, softener, soapsuds, detergent;… …   English dictionary for students

  • cake — cake1 W3S2 [keık] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: kaka] 1.) [U and C] a soft sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, butter, sugar, and eggs ▪ cake and ice cream ▪ chocolate cake birthday/wedding/Christmas cake ▪ Do you want some… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cake — caky, cakey, adj. /kayk/, n., v., caked, caking. n. 1. a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring. 2. a flat, thin mass of bread, esp.… …   Universalium

  • cake — 1 /keIk/ noun 1 (C, U) a soft sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, sugar and eggs: a birthday cake | Would you like a slice of chocolate cake? compare biscuit 2 fish cake/rice cake etc fish, rice etc that has been formed into a flat …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cake — /keɪk / (say kayk) noun 1. a sweet baked food in loaf or layer form, made with or without shortening, usually with flour, sugar, eggs, flavouring, and a liquid. 2. a flat, thin mass of bread, especially unleavened bread. 3. a shaped or moulded… …  

  • cake*/*/ — [keɪk] noun 1) [C/U] a sweet food made by baking a mixture of sugar, eggs, flour, and butter or oil a chocolate cake[/ex] She was making a cake for Peter s birthday.[/ex] 2) [C] a small amount of food formed into a flat round shape and cooked… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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