dry biscuit
Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words
Describes a biscuit that lacks moisture.
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Examples (10)
- This is a very dry biscuit; I need a cup of tea to wash it down.
- He nearly choked on the dry biscuit because there was no milk left.
- The rations for the long journey consisted mainly of dry biscuits and salted meat.
- I prefer something moist; this is just a plain, dry biscuit.
- If you leave the tin open, you'll end up with nothing but dry biscuits.
- A dry biscuit isn't very appealing on its own, but it's perfect for dunking.
- The child crumbled the dry biscuit all over the floor.
- For the cheesecake base, you need to crush some dry biscuits into fine crumbs.
- The complimentary snack was just a single, dry biscuit wrapped in plastic.
- My grandmother's recipe always produced a perfectly crisp, not overly dry, biscuit.