biscuit — meaning in English

English meaning

• biscuit noun A small, flat baked snack, either crisp (British sense, like a cookie) or soft and flaky (American sense, like a scone).
• bisque noun A rich, creamy soup, traditionally made from shellfish.
• cookie noun (chiefly US) A small, flat, sweet baked treat.

Senses

biscuit is used for these senses in English:

• bisque (ceramics) A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.
• cookie (North America, Philippines) A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
• cookie (UK, Commonwealth) A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts, etc. baked into it.

biscuit — full definition

1. noun A small, flat baked snack, either crisp (British sense, like a cookie) or soft and flaky (American sense, like a scone).
2. noun Unglazed pottery that has been fired once but not yet coated with glaze.
3. noun Slang for a hockey puck.

bisque — full definition

1. noun A rich, creamy soup, traditionally made from shellfish.
2. noun A pale pinkish-brown color.
3. noun A free extra turn or point granted as a handicap in games like croquet.

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