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biscuit

/ˈbɪskɪt/

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(rare in the US) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm: a cookie.

Examples :

"For breakfast, my grandmother baked a batch of biscuits, some crisp and others soft. "

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A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.

Examples :

"For breakfast, my dad made a batch of biscuits. "

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noun

Examples :

"cheese and biscuits"

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The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships, which was made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.

Examples :

"The sailors complained that the hard biscuit, often riddled with weevils, was their only bread ration on the long voyage. "

food nautical history military

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A form of unglazed earthenware.

Examples :

"The antique shop owner displayed a beautiful, light-brown biscuit. "

material substance

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A light brown colour.

Examples :

"The new paint job on the school bus gave it a nice biscuit color. "

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A thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a biscuit to join the two pieces of wood together. "

material technical building

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

Examples :

"The President always carries the biscuit, a safeguard against any potential threat to national security. "

military politics government weapon

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(hiphop) A handgun, especially a revolver.

Examples :

"The rapper mentioned he wouldn't be going to school today because he had to handle a biscuit situation. "

weapon military

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(shuffleboard) A puck (hockey puck).

Examples :

"The shuffleboard player carefully aimed and hit the biscuit with their mallet. "