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cracker - a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet |
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staff of life,
bread,
breadstuff food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
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saltine a cracker sprinkled with salt before baking
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soda cracker unsweetened cracker leavened slightly with soda and cream of tartar
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oyster cracker a small dry usually round cracker
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water biscuit a thin flour-and-water biscuit usually made without shortening; often served with cheese
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graham cracker semisweet whole-wheat cracker
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pretzel glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
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cracker - a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends |
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snapper |
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party favor,
party favour,
favor,
favour souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
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cracker - a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers" |
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coder,
computer programmer,
programmer,
software engineer a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
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