biscuits
noun · verb
Form of biscuit , plural of biscuit.
Simple meaning
A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
biskuhtsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɪskəts
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of biscuit
(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.
plural of biscuit
Small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
plural of biscuit
An inner tube used in the sport of tubing, or biscuiting.
plural of biscuit
A light brown colour.
verb
third-person singular of biscuit
To take part in the sport of tubing, riding down a river on an inner tube.
third-person singular of biscuit
To fire (pottery) in a kiln, without a ceramic glaze.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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, biscuits 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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