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cakewalks

cakewalks is the plural of cakewalk.

Meaning of cakewalk

Noun

cakewalk (plural cakewalks)

  1. (historical) A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.
  2. The style of music associated with such a contest.
  3. (performing arts) The dance, or strutting style of dance, associated with such a contest.
  4. (idiomatic, informal) Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.
    • Just as common as she is, a cakewalk sort of a name.1899, Willa Cather, The Westbound Train

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Questions about cakewalks

What is cakewalks the plural of?
Cakewalks is the plural of cakewalk.

Words near cakewalks in the dictionary

  1. cakewalk
  2. cakewalked
  3. cakewalker
  4. cakewalkers
  5. cakewalking
  6. cakewalks
  7. cakewards
  8. cakewoman
  9. cakewomen
  10. cakey
  11. cakier

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