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biscuit

/ˈbɪskɪt/

noun

Meaning

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

  • 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.

  • A cracker.

    "cheese and biscuits"

  • 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.

  • A form of unglazed earthenware.

  • A light brown colour.

  • 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.

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

  • (hiphop) A handgun, especially a revolver.

  • (shuffleboard) A puck (hockey puck).

Synonyms

dowel,
finger joint,
glue strip,
spline