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Meaning of "biscuit barrel" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BISCUIT BARREL

biscuit barrel  [ˈbɪskɪt ˈbærəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BISCUIT BARREL

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conjunction
determiner
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Biscuit barrel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BISCUIT BARREL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

biscuit barrel

Cookie jar

Cookie jars are utilitarian or decorative ceramic or glass jars often found in American and Canadian kitchens. In the United Kingdom, they are known as biscuit barrels or biscuit jars. If they are cans made out of tinplate, they are called biscuit tins. While used to store actual cookies or biscuits, they are sometimes employed to store other edible items like candy or dog treats, or non-edible items like currency.

Definition of biscuit barrel in the English dictionary

The definition of biscuit barrel in the dictionary is an airtight container of circular section equipped with a lid and used for storing biscuits.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BISCUIT BARREL


apparel
əˈpærəl
barrel
ˈbærəl
carol
ˈkærəl
carrel
ˈkærəl
carrell
ˈkærəl
Carroll
ˈkærəl
disapparel
ˌdɪsəˈpærəl
Farrell
ˈfærəl
multibarrel
ˌmʌltɪˈbærəl
parol
ˈpærəl
parral
ˈpærəl
parrel
ˈpærəl
re-apparel
ˌriːəˈpærəl
unapparel
ˌʌnəˈpærəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BISCUIT BARREL

bis
Bisayan
Bisayas
Biscay
biscotto
biscuit
biscuit tin
biscuit ware
biscuit-firing
biscuity
bise
bisect
bisection
bisectional
bisectionally
bisector
bisectrices
bisectrix
biserial
biseriate

WORDS THAT END LIKE BISCUIT BARREL

American red squirrel
beer barrel
borrel
cracker-barrel
cylinder barrel
flying squirrel
fox squirrel
grey squirrel
ground squirrel
gun barrel
lock, stock, and barrel
over a barrel
pork barrel
quarrel
scrape the barrel
sheep sorrel
sorrel
squirrel
verrel
wood sorrel

Synonyms and antonyms of biscuit barrel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «biscuit barrel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BISCUIT BARREL

Find out the translation of biscuit barrel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of biscuit barrel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biscuit barrel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

饼干桶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

galletas barril
570 millions of speakers

English

biscuit barrel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिस्कुट बैरल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بسكويت برميل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

печенье баррель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

biscoito barril
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিস্কুট ব্যারেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

biscuit baril
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tongkat biskut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Keksdose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビスケットバレル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비스킷 통
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tong sampah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh thùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிஸ்கட் பீப்பாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिस्किट बॅरेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bisküvi varil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

biscotto barile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

herbatniki beczki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

печиво барель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

baril biscuit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπισκότο βαρέλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kaakton
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kex fat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjeks fat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biscuit barrel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BISCUIT BARREL»

The term «biscuit barrel» is normally little used and occupies the 112.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BISCUIT BARREL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biscuit barrel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BISCUIT BARREL»

Discover the use of biscuit barrel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biscuit barrel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Biscuit Barrel
The book is set in 1914 Rhodesia and then moves to France and the killing fields of the Western Front.
David Slater, 2012
2
Jacqueline Wilson's Biscuit Barrel
Dip into Jacqueline Wilson's Biscuit Barrell - it's deliciously funny and full of unexpected treats!
Jacqueline Wilson, 2001
3
Buried Alive!
Narrated by Tim and interspersed with revealing, illustrated extracts from Tim and Biscuits's holiday diaries, this is a wondefully enjoyable story from one of the most popular writers around that both girls and boys will love.
Jacqueline Wilson, 2008
4
Blue and White Transfer-Printed Pottery
Some collectors, however, concentrate their attention on single patterns, like Spode's Italian, and may be as delighted to add a biscuit barrel made in 1936 as a spittoon made in 1820. The blue and white printed wares of Worcester, Bow and ...
Robert Copeland, 2000
5
Jack King; Murder Mystery and One Smoking Cat
But true to form, back on track, she headed straight for the biscuit barrel for the grandchildren, like every good grandma should, and asked, “Who wants some choccy biscuits then?” Jack and Mandy had recently bought a new cookie jar/ biscuit ...
Stewart Shandley, 2010
6
An English Summer in Scotland and Other Unlikely Events
A hard luck story He knew he shouldn't really, but rather than get up from his comfy chair and head for bed, Timothy reached for the biscuit barrel and removed a packet of Cheesey Slims. They were the one luxury he could still afford in his ...
Neil Keir Henderson, 2005
7
Village School
... to cherish it under Mr Annett's roof, but luckily, the man who was attending to us , with most commendable patience, brought out a china biscuit barrel, sprigged with wild flowers. It was useful, it was very pretty and it was exactly the right price.
Miss Read, 2001
8
Project Nemises and Other Mysteries
I had felt my way to the biscuit barrel. I lifted the lid with my left hand, as usual. Very carefully, as usual, I slipped my right hand into the barrel. I had thought there would be crackers to the top; but there were not. I had to reach towards the bottom ...
Tony Bradman Harcourt Education Helen Dunmore Philippa Pearce Adrian Barclay, 2003
9
Red Riding Nineteen Eighty Three
... to the milk and took a plain digestive from the biscuit barrel and then put on the gas fire and switched on the radio and sat in the chair opposite the fire to wait for the news on Radio 2: 'Peter Williams, the Yorkshire Ripper, will again appear at ...
David Peace, 2010
10
The Rolling Stone: Based on the True Story of My Life
The side board was intact and the biscuit barrel was still useable, even though it had a large split down one side of its wooden outer cladding, how the china lining remained intact, was anybody's guess. Bomb blast caused many queer things ...
Mavis Crawley, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BISCUIT BARREL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term biscuit barrel is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Festival lights up Walkerburn
... Dougie Baillie; Bath-time gift set: S Brennan; Biscuit barrel - assorted biscuits: Ronan Baillie; Sweet tree from Treasure Island: Karen Wilson. «Peeblesshire News, Jul 15»
2
Wishful shrinking: intellectual approach to losing weight
I was usually discovered hiding behind a biscuit barrel, rewarding myself for minimal physical effort. Eating was never a consideration before in ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
3
The New Me community has kept me right on course
But rather than head for the biscuit barrel or the Pinot as might usually do when I'm having a bad day, I quickly posted on the New Me community board, begging ... «The Sun, Jun 15»
4
National Biscuit Day: What's the tastiest, most dunkable biscuit of …
... to choose their favourite biscuit. Below is a big list of biscuits, like a digital biscuit barrel (but actually not at all like a digital biscuit barrel). «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
5
The shops of old Penicuik – part 1
She kept them in a biscuit barrel on the sideboard and periodically would tip them out to do a count. When she had enough numbers she would ... «MidLothian Advertiser, May 15»
6
Whatever you do for breakfast, just make sure you don't skip it
... is the work biscuit barrel, so you end up eating more calories than you would have done with, say, a 160-calorie bowl of cereal,” says Clark. «Irish Examiner, May 15»
7
How eating the right breakfast can help you
... is the work biscuit barrel, so you end up eating more calories than you would have done with, say, a 160-calorie bowl of cereal,” says Clark. «Edinburgh Evening News, Apr 15»
8
Why breakfast is so important for your health
... is the work biscuit barrel, so you end up eating more calories than you would have done with, say, a 160-calorie bowl of cereal," says Clark. «Gloucester Citizen, Apr 15»
9
How you can cut calories and save cash just by having breakfast at …
... to save calories by not eating breakfast, but by mid-morning they're starving, and often the only thing that's available is the work biscuit barrel, ... «Belfast Telegraph, Apr 15»
10
John Woodhouse Column: Ditch The Mars Bars - Eat Melons Instead
It's hard to instil in our kids the importance of eating fruit when we ourselves are so often seen in the biscuit barrel, although I still maintain an ... «Stoke Sentinel, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Biscuit barrel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/biscuit-barrel>. May 2024 ».
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