Meaning of baked in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /beɪkt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    baked

    Definitions

    1. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

    Examples

    • « a vast desert all adust »
    • « land lying baked in the heat »
    • « parched soil »
    • « the earth was scorched and bare »
    • « sunbaked salt flats »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. (of bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven)

    Examples

    • « baked goods »

    Synonyms

  3. 3. hardened by subjecting to intense heat

    Examples

    • « baked bricks »
    • « burned bricks »

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with. »
    Oprah Winfrey
  • « Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think. »
    Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • « I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas. »
    Hillary Clinton

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