biscuit
/ˈbɪskɪt/noun
उच्चारण बिस्किट
बिस्कुट
Basic word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
biscuit (countable noun, British sense)
In British and Indian English a biscuit is a small, flat, dry baked sweet or savoury snack. It is countable: a biscuit, a packet of biscuits. In American English the word means a soft bread roll.
British और भारतीय English में biscuit एक छोटा, चपटा, सूखा बेक किया हुआ नाश्ता है। यह countable है। American English में इसका अर्थ नरम ब्रेड रोल है।
- She dipped a biscuit in her tea.
- He bought a packet of biscuits for the guests.
a packet / tin / pack of biscuits
Count biscuits by packets, tins or pieces, as each biscuit is one item.
Biscuits की गिनती packets, tins या pieces से होती है।
- There was a tin of biscuits on the shelf.
biscuit + noun
As a modifier: biscuit tin, biscuit crumbs, biscuit factory, biscuit colour.
Modifier के रूप में: biscuit tin, biscuit crumbs।
- He found biscuit crumbs all over the sofa.
take the biscuit (idiom)
This idiom means to be the most surprising or annoying thing of all, usually in a bad way. The entry already shows it; use it with 'that really takes the biscuit'.
यह मुहावरा सबसे अधिक चौंकाने वाली या खीझ पैदा करने वाली बात के लिए आता है। 'That really takes the biscuit' जैसे वाक्य में प्रयोग करें।
- He left without paying, and then asked for a lift; that really takes the biscuit.
+Collocations 4
adjective + biscuit
sweetsaltycrispstalechocolate
- A stale biscuit loses its crunch.
verb + biscuit
dipnibblebreakeatbake
- He broke the biscuit in two and gave half to his sister.
biscuit + noun
tinpacketcrumbsdoughfactory
- The biscuit factory employs about two hundred workers.
biscuit + with
with teawith milkwith jamwith cheese
- She likes a plain biscuit with her morning tea.
“More examples 6
- Radhika packed two biscuits and an apple for the school trip.
राधिका ने स्कूल की यात्रा के लिए दो biscuit और एक सेब रखा।
- In India, a cup of chai and a few biscuits make a perfect evening snack.
भारत में एक कप चाय और कुछ biscuit शाम का बढ़िया नाश्ता हैं।
- The baby was given a teething biscuit to chew on.
बच्चे को चबाने के लिए दाँत निकलते समय का biscuit दिया गया।
- The shop sells biscuits by the kilo from open jars.
दुकान खुले जारों से biscuit किलो के हिसाब से बेचती है।
- Mother hid the biscuit tin on the top shelf.
माँ ने biscuit का डिब्बा ऊपर वाली अलमारी में छिपा दिया।
- An American 'biscuit' is not the same as the biscuit eaten with tea in India.
अमेरिकी 'biscuit' वह नहीं है जो भारत में चाय के साथ खाया जाता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is eating biscuit with tea.
✓ She is eating a biscuit with her tea.
Biscuit is countable; use a biscuit, some biscuits, or a packet of biscuits.
Biscuit countable है; 'a biscuit', 'some biscuits' या 'a packet of biscuits' कहें।
✗ The biscuits is finished.
✓ The biscuits are finished.
A plural noun takes a plural verb.
Plural noun के साथ plural क्रिया आती है।
¶Idioms 1
take the biscuit
to be the most surprising, annoying, etc. thing that has happened or that sb has done (British, informal)
हद कर देना; सबसे बढ़कर होना (अनौपचारिक)
- I've heard some excuses, but that one takes the biscuit!
- His rudeness really takes the biscuit.
AaSpelling
bis·cuit
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: biscuit (British, also Indian) and cookie (American); in American English, a biscuit is a soft bread roll.
British और American English में biscuit (British, भारतीय भी) और cookie (American); American English में biscuit नरम ब्रेड रोल है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Take the biscuit (British, be the most surprising or annoying thing: 'His excuse really takes the biscuit').
Idiom 'take the biscuit' (British, सबसे चौंकाने वाली या परेशान करने वाली चीज़ होना: 'His excuse really takes the biscuit', हद कर देना)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin: biscuit means 'twice cooked' (French bis + cuit).
शब्द-उत्पत्ति में biscuit का अर्थ 'दो बार पका' है (French bis + cuit)।