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biscuits

/ˈbɪskɪts/

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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 :

""In England, they often serve tea with biscuits – sometimes the hard, crunchy kind for dipping." "

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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 :

"We enjoyed the warm, flaky biscuits with butter and jam for breakfast. "

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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 the hard biscuits were so riddled with weevils that they had to knock them on the table to dislodge the bugs before eating them. "

food nautical military history

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A form of unglazed earthenware.

Examples :

"We used biscuits to protect the electrical wires running along the outside of the old house. "

material substance

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A light brown colour.

Examples :

"Her kitchen walls were painted a warm, biscuits 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 biscuits to join the two pieces of wood together, creating a strong and seamless tabletop. "

material technical building

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

Examples :

"The President always carries the biscuits, even to simple events, as a constant safeguard. "

military weapon government

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(hiphop) A handgun, especially a revolver.

Examples :

"The detective found two rusty biscuits hidden under the floorboards during the investigation. "

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(shuffleboard) A puck (hockey puck).

Examples :

"The player carefully aimed and slid the biscuits down the shuffleboard table, hoping to score points. "