BISCUIT


Meaning of BISCUIT in English

noun ⇨ See also ↑ cookie

ADJECTIVE

▪ dry , hard (both BrE )

▪ flaky ( AmE )

▪ stale

▪ fresh

▪ chocolate , coconut , ginger , etc. (all BrE )

▪ digestive , shortbread , wafer (all BrE )

▪ home-made

▪ breakfast ( AmE )

▪ hot ( AmE )

▪ dog

… OF BISCUITS

▪ box , packet , tin (all BrE )

a packet of coconut ~s

VERB + BISCUIT

▪ eat , have

▪ nibble ( esp. BrE )

▪ dunk ( BrE )

Frank always dunks his ~s in his tea.

▪ bake , make

▪ cut out ( BrE )

He was cutting ~s out and putting them on a baking tray.

BISCUIT + NOUN

▪ barrel , tin (both BrE )

▪ crumbs

He brushed the ~ crumbs from his jacket.

PHRASES

▪ cheese and ~s ( BrE )

▪ ~s and gravy ( AmE )

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .