baked

Meanings

• The process of cooking food in an oven using dry heat.

  - "She baked a cake in the oven for an hour."
  - "The smell of freshly baked bread is irresistible."

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Pronunciation

1. /beɪkt/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79240979"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with baked
bake , cake , fake , make , rake

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Baked (en) : An adjective used to describe food that has been cooked in an oven using dry heat.
   

2. Baked (en) : A past tense and past participle verb form used to describe the process of cooking food in an oven using dry heat, or the state of being cooked in this manner.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of baked that leads to same result
baked , bake , bakes , baking , baked beans , baked good , baked goods , Boston baked beans , half-baked , pre-bake , pre-baked , pre-bakes , pre-baking , prebake , prebaked , prebakes , prebaking , sun-baked , sunbaked , wake and bake , wake-and-bake , waked and baked , wakes and bakes , waking and baking

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'bake' comes from the Old English word 'bacan', which means 'to cook in dry heat'. Over time, the verb 'bake' came to be used specifically for the process of cooking food in an oven using dry heat.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. Did you know that the term 'bake sale' comes from the tradition of selling homemade baked goods, such as cakes, cookies, and pies, at community events, fundraisers, and school functions to raise money for various causes and organizations?

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How to Memorize "baked"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a loaf of bread being placed in an oven. The oven door is closed, and the oven is preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. The bread is left to bake in the oven for approximately 30 minutes. Once the bread is done baking, it is removed from the oven and allowed to cool before being sliced and served.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'baked' with the following concepts: cooking, oven, dry heat, food, meal, delicious, savory, aromatic, homemade.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the following mnemonic to help remember the definition of 'baked': 'Baking is the Art of Cooking Food in an Oven using Dry Heat.'

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