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biscuit
1[ bis-kit ]
noun
- a kind of bread in small, soft cakes, raised with baking powder or soda, or sometimes with yeast; scone.
- Chiefly British.
- a dry and crisp or hard bread in thin, flat cakes, made without yeast or other raising agent; a cracker.
- a cookie.
- a pale-brown color.
- Also called bisque. Ceramics. unglazed earthenware or porcelain after firing.
- Also called preform. a piece of plastic or the like, prepared for pressing into a phonograph record.
adjective
- having the color biscuit.
biscuit
2[ bees-kwee ]
noun
- a cookie or cracker.
biscuit
/ ˈbɪskɪt /
noun
- a small flat dry sweet or plain cake of many varieties, baked from a dough US and Canadian wordcookie
- a kind of small roll similar to a muffin
- a pale brown or yellowish-grey colour
- ( as adjective )
biscuit gloves
- Also calledbisque earthenware or porcelain that has been fired but not glazed
- take the biscuit slang.to be regarded (by the speaker) as the most surprising thing that could have occurred
Other Words From
- biscuit·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of biscuit1
Example Sentences
Officials later confirmed his last meal was four pieces of fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes with gravy, biscuits, cheesecake and sweet tea.
We're treated to frequent appearances by the Sussexes' sleepy beagle Guy, who died in January, but not before enjoying a lifetime of homemade dog biscuits Meghan prepares with leftover bacon.
On the first day, participants assigned to the ultra-processed diet were given fried chicken, biscuits and a giant bowl of sweetened yogurt.
Like grits, greens and biscuits, gravy is a Southern staple born out of necessity, of making the best out of very little.
He claimed Charlie had choked on a biscuit while playing in a toy tunnel in their living room, but medical staff were immediately suspicious.
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