Basic Details
Word: Bake
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: To cook food, usually bread or cakes, in an oven using dry heat.
Synonyms: Roast, cook, prepare
Antonyms: Raw, uncooked
Idioms and Phrases
- Everything but the kitchen sink: Used to describe including almost everything in a situation but the most obvious things. Example: "She packed everything but the kitchen sink for her holiday."
- Half-baked idea: Refers to a plan or idea that is not fully thought through. Example: "His plan to start a business without any research was just a half-baked idea."
Usage Examples
Example 1: Every Sunday, my mother loves to bake fresh bread for breakfast.
Example 2: The smell of cookies baking in the oven filled the entire house.
Example 3: To bake a cake, it's important to follow the recipe carefully for the best results.
Fun Fact
Did you know that the oldest known recipe for bread dates back over 14,000 years? It was made by grinding grains into flour and mixing it with water before baking it on heated stones!
Famous Quote
"Baking is both an art and a science." - Anonymous
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. What does "bake" mean?
a) To cook food in water
b) To cook food in an oven
c) To freeze food
d) To boil food
Answer: b) To cook food in an oven
2. Which of these is a synonym of "bake"?
a) Raw
b) Prepare
c) Freeze
d) Burn
Answer: b) Prepare
3. Which sentence uses "bake" correctly?
a) I will bake the cake in the freezer.
b) She decided to bake cookies for the party.
c) He bakes the soup on the stove.
d) We will bake the salad for dinner.
Answer: b) She decided to bake cookies for the party.
4. Which idiom means a thoughtless or poorly planned idea?
a) Everything but the kitchen sink
b) Half-baked idea
c) A piece of cake
d) The icing on the cake
Answer: b) Half-baked idea
5. What is the opposite of "bake"?
a) Boil
b) Fry
c) Raw
d) Roast
Answer: c) Raw
