caked

Hardened in layers

Caked describes something covered or encrusted with a dried or hardite layer: His boots were caked with mud.

The past tense of cake, it suggests a substance that has dried and hardened onto a surface.

Caked-on residue is notoriously difficult to remove: caked-on grease, caked blood.

Makeup that is caked looks thick and unnatural.

dried

mud

Wet soil mixture

  • dirtLoose dry earth
  • bloodBody's oxygen carrier
  • dustFine settled particles

grime · residue · clay · soil · sediment · hardened · crusted · cracked · flaking · layer

batter

batter

Uncooked cake mixture

flour · mixture · bowl · whisk · spatula · clumpy · lumpy · thick · gooey · sticky

makeup

foundation

Underlying support structure

heavy · thick · creased · cakey · streaky · patchy · blended · settled · oxidized · coverage

muddy

boots

Ankle-covering footwear

  • shoesProtective foot coverings
  • wheelsCircular rotation devices
  • tiresRubber wheel coverings

paws · hooves · cleats · treads · splattered · trampled · trail · field · construction · puddles

Categories
Opposites
physical state/texture

cakedsoft

Yielding to touch

moist · wet · pliable · loose · fluid

surface condition

cakedclean

Free of soil

clear · spotless · pristine · bare · wiped

Phrases
Family

cake, pancake, cakes, cupcake, fruitcake, cheesecake, shortcake, caking, birthday cake

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G