PANCAKE


Meaning of PANCAKE in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

flat as a pancake (= very flat )

The countryside near there is flat as a pancake .

Pancake Day

pancake make-up (= very thick make-up worn by actors )

His face was covered by thick pancake makeup.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

make

Heat the butter in a frying pan and cook the batter to make four pancakes .

To make pancakes , in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water, stirring constantly until all water is absorbed.

Often John made pancakes in the shapes of letters.

While I make pancakes out of a mix, he comparison-shops.

I made fifty, sixty pancakes at a time.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

toss a pancake

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A wide pancake shaped black cloth hat with a huge brim rolled back on one side adorned his dark hair.

After a few days the head will collapse and leave a brownish pancake .

I live for a nice pancake .

In between, Jack managed to come by our table occasionally to replenish on pancakes and bacon with maple syrup.

Now you can get pancakes, waffles and omelets with hash browns.

Stir batter down and bake cakes on a lightly greased griddle, using about cup batter per pancake .

That particular mouthful amounted to thick slices of boiled sirloin accompanied by a pancake .

To make pancakes, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water, stirring constantly until all water is absorbed.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.