Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
cookie cutter — cookie .cutter1 n AmE an instrument that cuts cookies into special shapes before you bake them cookie cutter 2 cookie cutter2 adj [only before noun] AmE almost exactly the same as other things of the same type, and not very interesting ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cookie cutter — cookie ,cutter noun count a tool used for cutting cookies into particular shapes before you bake them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cookie cutter — n. a piece of metal or plastic shaped in the outline of an animal, geometric figure, etc., used for cutting cookies from dough rolled out in a thin sheet … English World dictionary
cookie-cutter — ☆ cookie cutter [kook′ēkut΄ər ] adj. Informal of or designating a person or thing regarded as indistinguishable from, or monotonously similar to, others of its kind … English World dictionary
Cookie cutter — Some simple cutout cookie cutters A cookie cutter in American English and biscuit cutter in Commonwealth English is a tool to cut out cookie/biscuit dough in a particular shape. They are often used for seasonal occasions when well known… … Wikipedia
cookie-cutter — adjective having the same appearance (as if mass produced) a suburb of cookie cutter houses • Similar to: ↑same * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: cookie cutter, noun : marked by lack of originality or distinction cookie … Useful english dictionary
cookie-cutter — American a cookie cutter building or plan is exactly similar to many others of the same type. The architects were determined that it wouldn t be just another cookie cutter mall. (always before noun) Management too often uses a cookie cutter… … New idioms dictionary
cookie-cutter — adjective a) Of or pertaining to cookie cutters. The subdivision was nothing but row after row of cookie cutter houses. b) Looking or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is… … Wiktionary
cookie cutter — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cookie cutter : singular cookie cutter plural cookie cutters mainly American a tool used for cutting cookies into particular shapes before you bake them … English dictionary
cookie-cutter — /kook ee kut euhr/, adj. 1. having the same configuration or look as many others of a given kind; identical: rows of cookie cutter houses. 2. lacking individuality; stereotyped or formulaic: a novel filled with cookie cutter characters. * * * … Universalium
