cookie

noun

ˈku̇-kē How to pronounce cookie (audio)
variants or cooky
Definition of cookienext
1
as in biscuit
a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round She packed a few cookies in her lunch bag for an afternoon snack.

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2
as in person
a member of the human race The new CEO is said to be one sharp cookie.

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3
as in goddess
an attractive woman The old timer would cast a playful wink at any of the female nurses, or cookies as he called them, that caught his eye.

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Recent Examples of cookie Websites can still recognize you through account logins, cookies and other signals. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 What Russians’ cookie buying says about the economy Earlier in the year, the country’s largest retailer said citizens were increasingly switching to low-cost and store-brand food products. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026 Banana Pudding Krazy had multiple flavors of banana pudding for sale, from an original Nilla cookie variant to red velvet and peanut butter-Oreo options. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The website cookies that require our consent via pop-up notification are designed to track our buying habits so that private companies can sell us more stuff. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cookie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie
  1. biscuit
  2. person
  3. goddess
  4. dessert
  5. guy
  6. queen
  7. candy
  8. man
Noun
  • Like making cornbread or biscuits, peach cobbler is all good.
    — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Since opening, HunnyBunny has become the go-to biscuit joint in Oklahoma City.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of biscuit
Noun
  • Two people were killed by Russian strikes in Zelenskyy's home city of Kryvyi Rih, the president wrote, as was one person in the northeastern city of Sumy.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Thirteen employees of a steel factory in Kryvyi Rih were injured and one person died, according to Arcelor Mittal, which operates the plant.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of person
Noun
  • The action will be concentrated along one block of South J Street between Lake Avenue and First Avenue South, fronting venues including Rudy’s Pub/Bamboo Room, Propaganda and Pomona (named after the Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards).
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
  • It was worshipped as a goddess, believed to drive people mad, and even considered a realm for the dead.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of goddess
Noun
  • The desserts play with the connections between Mister Tiger and its neighbors.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Few things feel as decadent as a rich meal or dessert—but even the butter dishes that house the starring ingredient for these dishes can feel like an indulgence.
    — Clara Hillis, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dessert
Noun
  • Always unassuming, sitting in the back of the room — but often the smartest person in the room — Saftler became known as the guy who can predict the future of television, constantly analyzing industry trends to figure out what would come next.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Just ask the guy running around Westwood in a literal bear costume earlier this week.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of guy
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  • Camilla’s eight-minute video is based on a conversation between the queen and Maggie’s Chief Executive Laura Lee, who said the number of men who visit the charity’s centers has risen 12% since the king announced his diagnosis.
    — Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Buckingham Palace had not yet taken the step of announcing the monarch's diagnosis to the world and so the queen was forced to keep quiet.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of queen
Noun
  • Fashioning the vase, according to the Hong Kong Palace Museum, was akin to pulling candy.
    — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Take inspiration from this entryway and style the console by your front door with eucalyptus branches, candlesticks, Halloween accents that add a playful vibe, and a bowl filled with acorns, pinecones, or Halloween candy.
    — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of candy
Noun
  • The young men made an emergency call for towing assistance and were focused on dealing with the sinking boat and leaving the island.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Vernon, meanwhile, is encouraging people to remember that there was a man, a husband and father behind the headlines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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