Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small, lightly sweetened baked good, typically made from wheat flour, fat (such as butter), milk or cream, and a raising agent like baking powder. Scones are often cut into rounds, triangles, or other shapes before baking. They are a classic component of British afternoon tea.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • We had tea with jam and scones.
  • She baked a batch of raisin scones for breakfast.
  • The traditional way to eat a scone is to split it and spread it with clotted cream and jam.

Advanced Usage

• "To go for a scone": to have a scone, often as part of a light meal or snack.
  • Let's go for a scone and a cup of tea at the café.
• "As flat as a scone" (idiomatic, regional): used to describe something that is very flat.
  • After the tire blew out, it was as flat as a scone.

Variants and Related Words

• Sconelike (adj): having the qualities of a scone, such as texture or shape.
  • The pastry was unpleasantly dry and sconelike.
• Griddle scone: a type of scone cooked on a griddle or frying pan rather than baked in an oven.
  • In Scotland, griddle scones are a common breakfast item.

Synonyms

• Biscuit (US English): In American English, a "biscuit" is a similar, often savory, quick bread, though typically softer and flakier than a British scone.
• Tea cake: A broader term for a small cake or bun often served with tea; a scone is a specific type of tea cake.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As a noun, "scone" does not form standard phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• "Drop scone": another name for a Scotch pancake or pikelet, a different type of griddle-cooked batter cake.
  • She made some drop scones for a quick snack.

Noun

1. small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle