" cake "

1: a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried;

  * e.g., " ... the rich, tender cakes of crabmeat had been lightly fried "

•  Synonyms : 

•  croquette,

•  cutlet,

•  fritter,

•  galette,

•  patty

•  Antonyms : 

•  bear,

•  beast,

•  chore,

•  headache,

•  horror show,

•  killer,

•  labor,

•  murder,

•  pain,

•  sticky wicket,

•  stinker

2: something easily done or dealt with;

  * e.g., " ... today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday's "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breeze,

•  cakewalk,

•  child's play,

•  cinch,

•  cream puff,

•  duck soup,

•  kid stuff,

•  picnic,

•  pushover,

•  roses,

•  snap

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in oatcake;

•  Synonyms : 

•  oatcake,

•  flapjack,

•  griddle cake,

•  hotcake,

•  pancake,

•  slapjack,

•  blin,

•  blintze,

•  crepe,

•  waffle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle);

  * e.g., " ... buckwheat griddle cakes served with strawberry butter "

•  Synonyms : 

•  flapjack,

•  hotcake,

•  pancake,

•  slapjack

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round;

  * e.g., " ... They had warm tea cakes with clotted cream. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  biscuit,

•  cookie

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cover with a hardened layer;

  * e.g., " ... shoes caked with dried mud "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crust,

•  encrust,

•  rime

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms;

  * e.g., " ... take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd "

•  Synonyms : 

•  clasp,

•  grasp,

•  grip,

•  hold

•  Antonyms : 

•  decline,

•  deny,

•  disallow,

•  disapprove,

•  negative,

•  refuse,

•  reject,

•  spurn,

•  turn down,

•  veto

2: to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly;

  * e.g., " ... will you take that call? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accept,

•  have

•  Antonyms : 

•  decline,

•  refuse,

•  reject,

•  turn down

3: to become affected with (a disease or disorder);

  * e.g., " ... if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend "

•  Synonyms : 

•  catch,

•  come down (with),

•  contract,

•  get,

•  go down (with),

•  sicken (with)

•  Antonyms : 

•  have,

•  hold

1: something that is easy to do;

  * e.g., " ... The final exam for the class was a piece of cake. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breeze,

•  cake,

•  cakewalk,

•  child's play,

•  cinch,

•  cream puff,

•  duck soup,

•  kid stuff,

•  picnic,

•  pushover,

•  roses,

•  snap

•  Antonyms : 

•  bear,

•  beast,

•  chore,

•  headache,

•  horror show,

•  killer,

•  labor,

•  murder,

•  pain,

•  sticky wicket,

•  stinker

1: something that is easy to do;

  * e.g., " ... The final exam for the class was a piece of cake. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breezes,

•  cakes,

•  cakewalks,

•  child's play,

•  cinches,

•  cream puffs,

•  duck soup,

•  kid stuff,

•  picnics,

•  pushovers,

•  roses,

•  snaps

•  Antonyms : 

•  bears,

•  beasts,

•  chores,

•  headaches,

•  horror shows,

•  killers,

•  labors,

•  murders,

•  pains,

•  sticky wickets,

•  stinkers