pancake

IPA: pˈænkeɪk

A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:
In England, an often unleavened cake similar to a crepe.
In the US (and e.g. Scotland), a leavened, thicker, fluffier cake.
(theater) A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder.
(juggling) A type of throw, usually with a ring where the prop is thrown in such a way that it rotates round an axis of the diameter of the prop.
Anything very thin and flat.
Composite leather made of scraps, glue and board, by extension of (4), material originally used for insoles, but later used also for heels and even soles.
(film, slang) A box on which an actor stands to make them appear taller.
(volleyball) A defensive play in which the ball bounces off the top of a hand that has been pressed flat against the floor.
A surname.

Examples of "pancake" in Sentences

And many of the dogs were what we call pancake dogs.
And how we're finding these is, we're seeing that most of the collapses that have occurred here are what we call pancake-style collapse.
Olympus has a limited edition "Komachi Kit" available for the holiday season, which includes an E-420 SLR camera body $440 alone and a 25mm f/2.8 Zuiko Digital lens, which they call a pancake lens due to its very small size.
Olympus has a limited edition "Komachi Kit" available for the holiday season, which includes an E-420 SLR camera body ($440 alone) and a 25mm f/2.8 Zuiko Digital lens, which they call a pancake lens due to its very small size.