pancake
IPA: pˈænkeɪk
noun
- 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.
verb
- (intransitive) To make a pancake landing.
- (construction, demolition) To collapse one floor after another.
- (transitive) To flatten violently.
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Examples of "pancake" in Sentences
- The pancake is dipped into the maple syrup.
- And many of the dogs were what we call pancake dogs.
- A large pancake made with seafood and scallions was limp.
- The pancake affair raised by the opposers seems overblown.
- In his attempts to flip the pancake, it flies out of the pan.
- Also, I am curious about the development of the pancake engine.
- Crispy pancakes are sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy.
- It was nicknamed the pancake motor because of the armature's shape.
- It appears that the pancake theory is an essential part of the whole story.
- The habitat is located on the intended construction site of a pancake house.
- I need the location of the pancake restaurant in the movie the Music Within.
- 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.