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biscuit

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm.

Pronunciation

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biskuht

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈbɪskət

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. (UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes Canada, rare in the US and the Philippines) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.

  2. Small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda

  3. A form of unglazed earthenware.

  4. A light brown colour.

  5. new zealand

    An inner tube used in the sport of tubing, or biscuiting.

  6. usslang

    A plastic card bearing the codes for authorizing a nuclear attack.

verb

  1. new zealandintransitive

    To take part in the sport of tubing, riding down a river on an inner tube.

  2. transitive

    To fire (pottery) in a kiln, without a ceramic glaze.

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes Canada, rare in the US and the Philippines) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.

Used this way, biscuit is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It stays understated rather than dramatic. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.

Emotional tone
Positive
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Mild
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Keen and enthusiastic
Usage feel
Warm and expressive

Where it naturally appears

  • Cooking/food
  • Everyday conversation

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More ways to use biscuit

  • “For breakfast, I like to eat a warm biscuit with butter and jam.”noun

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