biscuit

Universal Words noun 1 [C] (BrE) a small flat dry cake for one person, usually sweet, and baked until crisp: a packet of chocolate biscuits * a selection of cheese biscuits * The cake has a biscuit base (= one made from crushed biscuits). compareCOOKIE seealsoDIGESTIVEBISCUIT, DOGBISCUIT 2 [C] (AmE) a soft bread roll, often eaten with GRAVY 3 [U] a pale yellowish-brown colour IDIOMS take the biscuit (BrE) (also take the cake AmE, BrE) (informal) to be the most surprising, annoying, etc. thing that has happened or that sb has done: You've done some stupid things before, but this really takes the biscuit!