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overbaked

bake
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beyk]
    • /beɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beyk]
    • /beɪk/

Definitions of overbaked word

  • verb with object overbaked to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones. 1
  • verb with object overbaked to harden by heat: to bake pottery in a kiln. 1
  • verb with object overbaked to dry by, or subject to heat: The sun baked the land. 1
  • verb without object overbaked to bake bread, a casserole, etc. 1
  • verb without object overbaked to become baked: The cake will bake in about half an hour. 1
  • verb without object overbaked to be subjected to heat: The lizard baked on the hot rocks. 1

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Origin of overbaked

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English baken, Old English bacan, past participle bōc baked; cognate with Old High German bahhan, past buoh, Old Norse baka; akin to Dutch bakken, German backen, Greek phṓgein to roast; < IE alternating base *bheHog-, bhəg-

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Parts of speech for Overbaked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

overbaked popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

overbaked usage trend in Literature

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