/ Dictionary / Index C cakes and ale: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cakes' and ale' Pronunciation: [key] the good things of life; material pleasures: Their thoughts were only of cakes and ale. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. cake makeup cakewalk Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language