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 The inside is lined with a spread like Nutella, cookie butter, strawberry jam or peanut butter, then filled with soft serve and finished with fruit, drizzles and toppings. — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026 The threat of session cookie theft has grown as 2FA, passkeys and similar protections have become more common. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 In order to attend Girl Scout camp, for example, Shannon Elizabeth, an 8-year-old from El Paso, TX needs to sell 2750 boxes of cookies. — Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 It’s then dipped Biscoff cookie butter icing and topped with Biscoff cookie piece and drizzled with white icing. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 11 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
  • Breakfast is a major focus, with traditional eggs-and-meat platters, biscuits and gravy, grits, home fries, hash browns, pancakes, waffles, French toast and a variety of omelets.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Awww Roy has kept bringing her (macro-friendly, entire unappealing) biscuits in Ted’s absence.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 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 book also reveals insight into the casting of Zendaya as Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Morton more recently portrayed Circe in Christopher Nolan‘s epic, The Odyssey — a goddess with the ability to turn people into animals, appearing in a pivotal moment in the story of protagonist Odysseus’ tumultuous journey home after the Trojan War.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of goddess
Noun
  • Indonesian Independence Day Gula, an Indonesian dessert cafe in Doraville, will celebrate Indonesian Independence Day from Saturday to Monday.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The warm waffle can be filled with matcha, strawberry soft serve or a swirl of both, then dressed up Pocky sticks for a dessert that practically begs for a photo before the first bite.
    — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dessert
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  • More than a few people believe that, despite the messy route to get there, Penn State landed on the right guy.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These guys might do much of the unglamorous work that goes unnoticed, breaking up play, playing short passes and sliding across into position to snuff out counter-attacks, but their role is highly valued in the transfer market.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • As Amziah demonstrates during this lesson, the queen is the center of the universe, and without her, the colony would collapse.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Its final act closes the circle, bringing the action back to Sicilia and to the grieving king, whom Paulina presents with a statue of his lost queen.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of queen
Noun
  • Halloween candy season is getting a spooky new twist, and Kit Kat is ready to break off a piece.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The company is using spirulina to help create blue, but Hewitt said the ingredient can be difficult to work with when producing candy at a large scale.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of candy
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  • Officers were already at an unrelated car crash two blocks away when they were summoned to a single-family home in Windfield based on a 911 call from a man who identified himself as the shooter, Windfield Police Chief Robbie DeLong said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The mother of 19-year-old Izick Aminartey is remembering her son as a loving young man after he was identified as one of two people killed in a shooting in Essex, Maryland.
    — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of man

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