biscuit
biscuit — noun
1. in British English, a thin baked snack — round or square, hard, and usually swee
in British English, a thin baked snack — round or square, hard, and usually sweet — that you eat with tea or coffee or as a small treat.
Grandma keeps chocolate biscuits in a tin on the kitchen counter.
typical collocation: chocolate biscuit
Dilnoza dipped her biscuit into a cup of hot tea before eating it.
common collocation: dip a biscuit in tea
Would you like a biscuit with your coffee, Mr. Patel?
The bakery sells homemade ginger biscuits in paper bags.
Kenji finished the whole packet of biscuits during the film.
用法筆記
British speakers use 'biscuit' for both crunchy sweet items (what Americans call cookies) and plainer dry ones eaten with cheese. Distinguish from sense 2: in the US, 'biscuit' is a soft savoury bread, not a sweet snack.
常見錯誤
2. in American English, a small soft roll of bread leavened with baking powder, ser
in American English, a small soft roll of bread leavened with baking powder, served warm at breakfast or with savoury meals such as fried chicken and gravy.
Aunt Rosa pulled a tray of golden biscuits from the oven.
typical scene: warm biscuits from the oven
The diner serves fried chicken with biscuits and gravy every Sunday.
set phrase: biscuits and gravy
Wairimu split a warm biscuit and spread butter and honey on it.
My mother taught me to roll the dough thin before cutting biscuits.
The cafe near campus sells egg sandwiches on fresh biscuits each morning.
用法筆記
Almost always American English — usually plural. Distinguish from sense 1: a US biscuit is soft, savoury, and often eaten warm with butter or gravy, while a UK biscuit is hard, dry, and usually sweet.
常見錯誤
3. in pottery making, clay that has been baked once in the oven but has not yet had
in pottery making, clay that has been baked once in the oven but has not yet had a shiny coating added — for example, a plain bowl that still feels rough to the touch.
The studio shelf was lined with white biscuit waiting for glaze.
typical scene: biscuit on shelf before glazing
Esme carefully sanded the biscuit before painting a blue pattern on it.
process: sand the biscuit
The teacher showed the class how biscuit absorbs water from the brush.
Ancient potters in Japan often left small cups in biscuit for tea ceremonies.
- bisque
more common technical term for the same state
- biscuit ware
fuller noun phrase often used in pottery contexts
- glazeware
pottery already coated with a shiny glass-like layer
用法筆記
Specialist ceramics term, mostly uncountable. Often used in fixed phrases such as 'in biscuit' (still unglazed) and 'biscuit ware'. Do not confuse with sense 1 or 2 — context (a kiln, glaze, pottery studio) usually makes the meaning clear.
常見錯誤
4. a slang word for the small black rubber disc that ice hockey players hit across
a slang word for the small black rubber disc that ice hockey players hit across the ice with their sticks.
The commentator shouted that the biscuit was now in the basket.
famous hockey phrase: biscuit in the basket (= goal)
Coach Davis told the players to keep the biscuit on the ice.
tactical advice: keep the biscuit on the ice
Young fans watched the goalie stop the biscuit with one glove.
Leila passed the biscuit cleanly to her teammate near the goal.
用法筆記
Informal hockey slang, mainly heard from commentators, coaches, and fans rather than in formal sports writing. The standard term is 'puck'.