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layer cake

layer cake noun: a cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc.

layer cake: a cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc
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Noun

layer cake (plural layer cakes)

  1. A cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc.
  2. A type of layering of materials, used in some nuclear bombs.

Synonyms of layer cake

Forms of layer cake

plurallayer cakes

Origin of layer cake

From layer + cake, named for its appearance, coined c. 1873.

Words formed from layer cake

Questions about layer cake

What does layer cake mean?
Layer cake means a cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc.
What part of speech is layer cake?
Layer cake is a noun.
What is the plural of layer cake?
The plural of layer cake is layer cakes.

Words near layer cake in the dictionary

  1. layed up
  2. layedst
  3. layer
  4. layer 2 tunnelling protocol
  5. layer 8
  6. layer cake
  7. layer cake federalism
  8. layer cakes
  9. layer of Langhans
  10. layer two tunnelling protocol
  11. layer up

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