Definition of Cupcake

1. Noun. Small cake baked in a muffin tin.

Generic synonyms: Cake

Definition of Cupcake

1. Noun. A small cake baked in a paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top. ¹

2. Noun. (slang) An attractive young woman. ¹

3. Noun. (dated) (non-gloss definition Used as a term of endearment) ¹

4. Verb. (transitive computing) To fail to properly perform a computer-related procedure; or, the failure of a computer hardware or software component. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cupcake

1. a small cake [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cupcake

cup that cheers
cup tie
cupalite
cupbearer
cupbearers
cupboard
cupboard love
cupboardful
cupboardfuls
cupboardless
cupboardlike
cupboards
cupboardsful
cupboardwise
cupboardy
cupcake (current term)
cupcakeries
cupcakery
cupcakes
cupel
cupeled
cupeler
cupelers
cupeling
cupellation
cupellations
cupelled
cupeller
cupellers
cupelling

Literary usage of Cupcake

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guided Reading Basics: Organizing, Managing and Implementing a Balanced by Lori Jamison Rog (2003)
"She correctly read the words "cup" and "cake," but instead of "cupcake" she looked at the picture and read "muffin." I drew her attention to the front-door ..."

2. Skill Sharpeners Math, Grade 2 by Douglass Wurst, Sharman Wurst (2005)
"Then use your cents-of f coupon. eggs cheese bread beans cheese eggs 6 + 8 18 -5 popcorn cupcake eggs + ..."

3. How to Make Greeting Cards with Children by Joy Evans, Leslie Tryon, Jo Ellen Moore (1997)
"Color and cut out the letters "Happy" and the cupcake. 4. ... Glue the cupcake on top. Draw in the correct number of candles to show how old the birthday ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations: Title 21: Food and Drugs by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... or vegetables or any of these combined; light weight cake with icing; Boston cream pie; cupcake; eclair; cream puff)7. Cakes, light weight (angel food, ..."

5. Spanish/english Read& Understand, Grade 1 by Jill Norris (2005)
"5. Take off the lid. Page 140 2. Add the milk. 4. Shake it up. 6. Eat it up. The picture shows a cupcake with a candle. Shake Pudding Spanish Page 143 1. ..."

6. Ecosystem Matters: Activity and Resource Guide for Environmental Educators by Mary Adams (1995)
"Make salt mines by filling half of the foil cupcake papers with a coarse salt (enough for one ... Pass out the cupcake salt mines (one per two students). ..."

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