BAKING-POWDER BISCUIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Leavened with baking powder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("baking-powder biscuit" is a kind of...):

biscuit (small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "baking-powder biscuit"):

shortcake (very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream)