biscuitnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɪs.kɪt/us/ˈbɪs.kɪt/biscuit noun [ C ] (FLAT CAKE)
A1 UK US cookie a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet:
chocolate/ginger biscuits
a packet of biscuits
We had tea and biscuits at half past three.
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- She dunked a biscuit in her tea.
- Roland heard the rustle of biscuit wrappers and looked up at John expectantly.
- Angela Black's biscuit company is a rare success story in these times of recession.
- My father's such a creature of habit - he always has to have a biscuit and a cup of tea at bedtime.
- She passed a plate of biscuits around.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Biscuits
- amaretto
- Anzac biscuit
- baked goods
- bannock
- bickie
- cheese biscuit
- cookie
- cracker
- cream cracker
- crispbread
- crumb
- gingerbread man
- macaroon
- oatcake
- pretzel
- rusk
- wafer
- wafer biscuit
- water biscuit
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biscuit noun [ C ] (BREAD)
US a type of bread usually baked in small, round pieces:
baking-powder biscuits
biscuits and gravy
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bread
- bagel
- baguette
- bannock
- bap
- barm cake
- chupatti
- ciabatta
- cob
- corn bread
- cottage loaf
- garlic bread
- Granary Bread
- hallah
- hot cross bun
- loaf
- poppadom
- pumpernickel
- roti
- rye bread
- staff
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Idiom(s)
that (really) takes the biscuit