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Definition of biscuit - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
cookieUK small flat sweet baked goodUK
- I had a biscuit with my tea.
2.
foodUS small soft bread similar to a sconeUS
- She served biscuits with the soup.
3.
colorlight brown color
- The walls were painted biscuit.
4.
woodworkingTECH. US thin oval wafer for joining woodTECH. US
- He used a biscuit to join the shelves.
Images of biscuit
small flat sweet baked good 
small soft bread similar to a scone 
thin oval wafer for joining wood
Expressions with biscuit
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be particularly bad or objectionable
His behavior at the party really takes the biscuit.
undertake an unpleasant task or situation
She decided to bite the biscuit and finish her taxes.
hard snack for dogs
I gave my dog a dog biscuit.
type of snack made from puffed rice
He packed a rice biscuit for his lunch.
small, sweet biscuit often served with tea
She enjoyed a tea biscuit with her afternoon tea.
tool for cutting dough into biscuit shapes
She used a biscuit cutter to shape the dough perfectly..
metal container for storing biscuits
She opened the biscuit tin to find it empty.
soft bread made with buttermilk and baking soda
She served buttermilk biscuits with the fried chicken.
semisweet biscuit often dunked in tea
I love having a digestive biscuit with my afternoon tea.
light, crispy biscuit often served with tea
I like a rich tea biscuit with my tea.
biscuit leavened with baking soda and buttermilk
She served warm soda biscuits with butter.
person who is strong and resilient
Despite the challenges, she's a tough biscuit and never gives up.
thin, crisp biscuit made from flour and water
She served cheese on a water biscuit at the party..
flatter or charm to gain favor
He tried to butter her biscuit with compliments.
mdma sold as a pill, also known by its chemical name
They took a disco biscuit at the club and danced all night.
take a risk for a chance of some benefit or reward
She decided to risk it for the biscuit and invest all her savings.
take a chance to achieve a desired reward
You have to risk it to get the biscuit in life.
place where biscuits are produced in large numbers for sale
He found a job at the new biscuit factory on the edge of town.
oblong chocolate biscuit with chocolate cream filling
I had a Bourbon biscuit with my tea.
small, sweet almond-flavored biscuit
She enjoyed a ratafia biscuit with her evening tea.
woodworking joint using oval-shaped compressed wood pieces
He used a biscuit joint to connect the table legs.
is the most surprising or annoying example
When he blamed me for his mistake, that takes the biscuit.
hard dry biscuit for long sea voyages
The sailors ate a captain's biscuit for breakfast.
be of no further use or near death
After years of service, the old car finally had the biscuit.
Origin of biscuit
Latin, bis (twice) + coctus (cooked)
Terms with biscuit included in their meaning
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food
thin biscuit used to hold ice cream
food
dip bread or biscuit in liquid before eating
food
type of sweet biscuit often used in desserts
food
thin crisp biscuit
food
sweet biscuit-based dessert layered with cream and fresh fruit
snacks
chocolate biscuit with a creamy filling
food
thin, crisp baked bread or biscuit
food
biscuit made from wholemeal flour
baking
biscuit flavored with ginger, often shaped
cookie
biscuit shaped like a person with ginger flavor
food
rectangular hard dry biscuit
snack treat
type of large, round biscuit
food
thin circular cookie or biscuit
food
biscuit with chocolate on one side
covered cookie
biscuit base topped with marshmallow and chocolate
food
thin, crisp biscuit often eaten with cheese
British biscuit
biscuit with custard-flavored filling between two biscuits
food
sweet biscuit made primarily of butter, sugar, and flour
food cracker
thin, unsweetened cracker often called a saltine or soda biscuit
biscuit type
traditional cookie often served with tea
food
traditional Scottish biscuit made with butter, sugar, and flour
food
dessert made from bananas, cream, and toffee on a buttery biscuit base
food
light biscuit that melts in the mouth
Malaysian
biscuit made from eggs and rice flour
Examples of biscuit in a sentence
The biscuit crumbled in my hand. He enjoyed a biscuit with his tea. The bakery sells fresh biscuits every morning. She chose biscuit curtains for the kitchen. The catalog showed a biscuit sofa beside the window. A biscuit was essential for the table's stability.
Craftsmen often rely on a biscuit for precision.
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- French:biscuit, petit pain, ...
- German:Keks, Brötchen, ...
- Italian:biscotto, beige, ...
- Spanish:galleta, panecillo, ...
- Portuguese:biscoito, biscoitos, ...
- Chinese:饼干, 软饼, ...
- Japanese:ビスケット, 小型パン, ...
- Arabic:بِسْكُويت, خُبَيْزَة, ...
- Hebrew:עוּגִיָּה, לַחְמַנְיָּה, ...
- Russian:печенье, булочка, ...
- Ukrainian:печиво, бісквіт, ...
- Hindi:बिस्किट, छोटी ब्रेड, ...
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