biscuit

A small, flaky, unsweetened quick bread typically raised with baking powder and served warm.

• She served fresh biscuits warm from the oven alongside the vegetable soup.

• Do you prefer your biscuit with butter or strawberry jam?

Mostly British: a cookie or cracker.

• On her first morning in London, she dunked a chocolate biscuit in her tea.

• Did your British hosts offer you biscuits with the tea?

A small, flat oval piece of compressed wood used to join two boards in woodworking.

• He applied glue to each biscuit before clamping the wooden boards together.

• Have you cut the slots for the biscuits yet?