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icing on the cake

ic·ing on the cake
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-sing on, awn stressed th ee keyk]
    • /ˈaɪ sɪŋ ɒn, ɔn stressed ði keɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-sing on, awn stressed th ee keyk]
    • /ˈaɪ sɪŋ ɒn, ɔn stressed ði keɪk/

Definitions of icing on the cake words

  • noun icing on the cake a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing. 1
  • noun icing on the cake a dull or lusterless finish, as on metal or glass. 1
  • noun icing on the cake a process of highlighting the hair by bleaching selected strands. 1
  • noun icing on the cake a material used for decorative work, as signs, displays, etc., made from coarse flakes of powdered glass. 1
  • idioms icing on the cake the frosting on the cake, something added to make a thing better or more desirable. Also, icing on the cake. 1
See all 5 definitions of icing on the cake

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Origin of icing on the cake

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; frost + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Icing on the cake

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Icing on the cake

icing on the cake popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for icing on the cake

noun icing on the cake

  • coloring — The coloring of something is the color or colors that it is.
  • adornment — An adornment is something that is used to make a person or thing more beautiful.
  • ornamentation — the act of ornamenting.
  • fuss — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
  • frill — a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
All 55 Synonyms of icing on the cake

Antonyms for icing on the cake

noun icing on the cake

  • disfigurement — an act or instance of disfiguring.
  • injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
  • plainness — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
  • simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
  • spoliation — the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.
All 13 Antonyms of icing on the cake

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