biscuit


Definition: Meaning of, biscuit in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbɪskɪt /

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biscuit biscuits
  1. [countable] British English a small thin dry cake that is usually sweet and made for one person to eat [=  cookie American English]
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  2. [countable] American English a type of soft bread baked in small round pieces
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  3. [uncountable] a light brown colour
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  4. take the biscuit British English informal to be the most surprising, annoying etc thing you have ever heard
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biscuit used in phrases

  • Brussels biscuit (noun)
    1. slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
  • baking-powder biscuit (noun)
    1. leavened with baking powder
  • buttermilk biscuit (noun)
    1. very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda
  • digestive biscuit (noun)
    1. a type of plain slightly sweet BISCUIT that is popular in Britain
  • disco biscuit (noun)
    1. a street name for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
  • dog biscuit (noun)
    1. a hard biscuit for dogs
  • drop biscuit (noun)
    1. biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon
  • pilot biscuit (noun)
    1. very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
  • ratafia biscuit (noun)
    1. macaroon flavoured with ratafia liqueur
  • rolled biscuit (noun)
    1. biscuit made from dough rolled and cut
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