cake vs upside-down cake

upside-down cake vs cake

cake and upside-down cake both are nouns.

cake is a verb but upside-down cake is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cake	Yes	No	Yes	No
upside-down cake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, upside-down cake is a hyponym of cake; that is, upside-down cake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cake:

cake: baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
upside-down cake: batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top

Other hyponyms of cake include applesauce cake, baba, birthday cake, cheesecake, chiffon cake, chocolate cake, coconut cake, coffee cake, coffeecake, crumb cake, crumpet, cupcake, Eccles cake, fruitcake, gateau, sponge cake, bridecake, wedding cake, white cake, spice cake, gingerbread, pound cake, layer cake, torte, petit four, prune cake, jumbal, jumble, savarin, Boston cream pie, skillet cake, honey cake, marble cake, genoise, seed cake, seedcake, teacake, biscuit, cookie, cooky, friedcake, battercake, flannel-cake, flannel cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake, pancake, waffle, rock cake, Victoria sandwich, Victoria sponge, makagigi.

cake (noun)	upside-down cake (noun)
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)	batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top
baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
small flat mass of chopped or ground food

cake (verb)	upside-down cake (verb)
form a coat over

Difference between cake and upside-down cake

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