Biscuit (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term).
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- She dunked her biscuit in her tea and took a satisfied bite.
- The bakery case was filled with an assortment of sweet biscuits, including chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin.
- He reached for another biscuit from the plate, despite having already eaten three.
- The biscuit was still warm from the oven, and the aroma wafting from it was irresistible.
- She carefully packaged the homemade biscuits in a tin to give as a gift to her friend.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Ginger Snap
- Gingerbread Man
- Dog Biscuit
- Ginger Nut
- Molasses Cookie
- Spice Cookie
- Raisin Cookie
- Sugar Cookie
- Granola Bar
- Butter Cookie
- Anise Cookie
- Wafer
- Almond Cookie
- Raisin-nut Cookie
- Oatmeal Cookie
- Oreo
- Ladyfinger
- Gingersnap
- Fortune Cookie
- Brownie
- Teacake
- Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Macaroon
- Oreo Cookie
- Almond Crescent
- Fruit Bar
- Refrigerator Cookie
- Toll House Cookie
- Tea Biscuit
- Kiss
Meaning 2
Small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- She buttered a biscuit and handed it to the guest.
- The biscuit broke apart as soon as she took a bite.
- He dipped his biscuit in the gravy before eating it.
- A freshly baked biscuit was placed on the table by the hostess.
- She preferred her biscuit with jam rather than honey.