bakes

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of bake.

   The new oven bakes cakes more evenly than the old one.

   Each afternoon the small café bakes another batch of croissants.

   Note

   The -s form carries every construction the verb has, and they are worth keeping apart. It can take two objects (she bakes her son a cake), one (he bakes bread), or none, with the food as subject (the loaf bakes for an hour). Figuratively it means simply being hot: a city bakes in July. The same spelling also serves as the noun plural, so the sentence decides which is meant.

2. 2
   noun

   Plural of bake.

   The village arranges several community bakes during the harvest season.

   These savory bakes pair well with a simple green salad.

   Note

   Which food or occasion is meant depends on where the word is used. In British, Australian and New Zealand English, bakes are especially baked dishes in the casserole family. In American use, a bake can be a social event where food such as seafood is baked or served. In Barbados, bakes are small flat or ball-shaped cakes of dough, usually fried rather than baked, despite the name.

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