pancake

pancake
1. noun
a) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter.
b) A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder.
Syn: crêpe, crepe, flapjack, griddle cake, hotcake
2. verb
a) To make a pancake landing
b) To collapse one floor after another.

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