bake
/beɪk/
verb
- To cook food using dry heat in an oven.
- The cake needs to bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
- I love to bake chocolate chip cookies on weekends.
- She baked a loaf of bread for the family dinner.
- To become very hot, especially from the sun.
- The desert sun baked the sand until it was too hot to walk on.
- The asphalt bakes under the summer sun.
- We baked in the heat while waiting for the bus.
- To harden something by heating, such as clay or paint.
- You need to bake the ceramic tile to finish it.
- The car's paint was baked in a special oven to make it durable.
- The potter baked the clay vase in a kiln.
Antonyms
noun
- A batch of baked food, or the act of baking something.
- The bake sale raised money for the school trip.
- She brought a fresh bake of muffins to the office.
- We had a big bake of bread for the holiday.
- A social event where people gather to bake and eat food.
- The community center is hosting a bake on Saturday.
- The church bake was a great success.
- We organized a bake to welcome the new neighbors.