piece of cake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pees uhv, ov keyk]
- /pis ʌv, ɒv keɪk/
- /piːs əv keɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pees uhv, ov keyk]
- /pis ʌv, ɒv keɪk/

Definitions of piece of cake words

noun piece of cake a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring. 1
noun piece of cake a flat, thin mass of bread, especially unleavened bread. 1
noun piece of cake pancake; griddlecake. 1
noun piece of cake a shaped or molded mass of other food: a fish cake. 1
noun piece of cake a shaped or compressed mass: a cake of soap; a cake of ice. 1
noun piece of cake Animal Husbandry. a compacted block of soybeans, cottonseeds, or linseeds from which the oil has been pressed, usually used as a feed or feed supplement for cattle. 1

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Origin of piece of cake

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; Middle English < Old Norse kaka; akin to Middle English kechel little cake, German Kuchen; see cookie

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Parts of speech for Piece of cake

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Piece of cake

piece of cake popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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 piece of cake

adj piece of cake

accomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
attainable — Something that is attainable can be achieved.
be had — To be deceived.
can do — marked by purposefulness and efficiency: a can-do executive.
cherry pie — any of several plants having flowers with an odor suggestive of cherries, as the heliotrope.

adv piece of cake

at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
at the drop of a hat — If you say that you are ready to do something at the drop of a hat, you mean that you are willing to do it immediately, without hesitating.
conveniently — suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy, or comfortable for use.
coolly — moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
dexterously — skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body.

noun piece of cake

child's play — something that is easy to do
cinch — If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
duck soup — something that is easy to do or accomplish: Fixing the car will be duck soup for anyone with the right tools.
easies — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
easy game — a person who is easily deceived or taken advantage of

adjective piece of cake

cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
incomplex — Not complex; simple.
obtainable — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
wieldy — readily wielded or managed, as in use or action.
workable — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.

All 37 Synonyms of piece of cake