Hypernyms for "cake"
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applesauce cake
baba
battercake
birthday cake
biscuit
Boston cream pie
bridecake
cheesecake
chiffon cake
chocolate cake
coconut cake
coffee cake
coffeecake
cookie
cooky
crumb cake
crumpet
cupcake
Eccles cake
fish ball
fish cake
flannel cake
flannel-cake
flapcake
flapjack
friedcake
fruitcake
gateau
genoise
gingerbread
griddlecake
honey cake
hot cake
hotcake
jumbal
jumble
layer cake
marble cake
pancake
petit four
pound cake
prune cake
rock cake
savarin
seed cake
seedcake
skillet cake
spice cake
sponge cake
tablet
teacake
torte
upside-down cake
Victoria sandwich
Victoria sponge
waffle
wedding cake
white cake
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.