1. sugar(n = noun.food) refined sugar - a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative;
is a kind of sweetener, sweetening
has particulars: caramel, caramelized sugar, lump sugar, loaf sugar, sugar loaf, sugarloaf, cane sugar, granulated sugar, beet sugar, corn sugar, brown sugar
Derived form verb sugar1
2. sugar(n = noun.substance) carbohydrate, saccharide - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain;
is a kind of macromolecule, supermolecule
has particulars: ribose, beet sugar, cane sugar, deoxyribose, invert sugar, maple sugar, monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar, oligosaccharide, polyose, polysaccharide, jaggary, jaggery, jagghery, wood sugar, xylose
3. sugar(n = noun.possession) boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, wampum - informal terms for money;
is a kind of money
sugar(v = verb.perception) saccharify - sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"
is one way to dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten
Derived form noun sugar1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the evaporated juice of certain plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, beet root, sugar maple, etc. It is used for seasoning and preserving many kinds of food and drink. Ordinary sugar is essentially sucrose. See the Note below. [1913 Webster]
" The term sugar includes several commercial grades, as the white or refined, granulated, loaf or lump, and the raw brown or muscovado. In a more general sense, it includes several distinct chemical compounds, as the glucoses, or grape sugars (including glucose proper, dextrose, and levulose), and the sucroses, or true sugars (as cane sugar). All sugars are carbohydrates. See
2. By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweet taste. [1913 Webster]
3. Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words. [1913 Webster]
"Why, do not or know you, grannam, and that sugar loaf?" [1913 Webster]
In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the sirup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; -- with the preposition off. [1913 Webster]
1. To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
2. To cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof. [1913 Webster]
"With devotion's visage
And pious action we do sugar o'er
The devil himself." [1913 Webster]
sugar, n. & v.
--n.
1 a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, esp. the sugar cane and sugar beet, used in cookery, confectionery, brewing, etc.; sucrose.
2 Chem. any of a group of soluble usu. sweet-tasting crystalline carbohydrates found esp. in plants, e.g. glucose.
3 esp. US colloq. darling, dear (used as a term of address).
4 sweet words; flattery.
5 anything comparable to sugar encasing a pill in reconciling a person to what is unpalatable.
6 sl. a narcotic drug, esp. heroin or LSD (taken on a lump of sugar).
--v.tr.
1 sweeten with sugar.
2 make (one's words, meaning, etc.) more pleasant or welcome.
3 coat with sugar (sugared almond).
4 spread a sugar mixture on (a tree) to catch moths.
Idiom:
sugar beet a beet, Beta vulgaris, from which sugar is extracted. sugar-candy see CANDY 1. sugar cane Bot. any perennial tropical grass of the genus Saccharum, esp. S. officinarum, with tall stout jointed stems from which sugar is made. sugar-coated
1 (of food) enclosed in sugar.
2 made superficially attractive. sugar-daddy (pl. -ies) sl. an elderly man who lavishes gifts on a young woman. sugar-gum Bot. an Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus cladocalyx, with sweet foliage eaten by cattle. sugar loaf a conical moulded mass of sugar. sugar-maple any of various trees, esp. Acer saccharum, from the sap of which sugar is made. sugar of lead Chem. = lead acetate (see LEAD(2)). sugar-pea a variety of pea eaten whole including the pod. sugar the pill see PILL. sugar soap an alkaline compound for cleaning or removing paint.
Derivative:
sugarless adj.
Etymology:
ME f. OF {ccedil}ukre, sukere f. It. zucchero prob. f. med.L succarum f. Arab. sukkar
N favorite, pet, cosset, minion, idol, jewel, spoiled child, enfant gat_e, led captain, crony, fondling, apple of one's eye, man after one's own heart, persona grata, love dear, darling, duck, duckey, honey, sugar, jewel, mopsey, moppet, princess, sweetheart, sweetie, teacher's pet, general favorite, universal favorite, idol of the people.
N sweetness, dulcitude, sugar, syrup, treacle, molasses, honey, manna, confection, confectionary, sweets, grocery, conserve, preserve, confiture, jam, julep, sugar-candy, sugar-plum, licorice, marmalade, plum, lollipop, bonbon, jujube, comfit, sweetmeat, apple butter, caramel, damson, glucose, maple sirup, maple syrup, maple sugar, mithai, sorghum, taffy, nectar, hydromel, mead, meade, metheglin, honeysuckle, liqueur, sweet wine, aperitif, sugar cane, sugar beets, desert, pastry, pie, cake, candy, ice cream, tart, puff, pudding (food), dulcification, dulcoration, sweetener, corn syrup, cane sugar, refined sugar, beet sugar, dextrose, artificial sweetener, saccharin, cyclamate, aspartame, Sweet'N Low, sweet, saccharine, sacchariferous, dulcet, candied, honied, luscious, lush, nectarious, melliferous, sweetened, sweet as a nut, sweet as sugar, sweet as honey, sickly sweet, eau sucr_ee, sweets to the sweet.
beet sugar, blood sugar, brain sugar, brown sugar, cane sugar, caramelized sugar, caster sugar, castor sugar, confectioners' sugar, corn sugar, demerara sugar, fruit sugar, granulated sugar, grape sugar, icing sugar, invert sugar, loaf sugar, lump sugar, malt sugar, maple sugar, milk sugar, powdered sugar, refined sugar, simple sugar, spun sugar, sugar apple, sugar beet, sugar bowl, sugar candy, sugar cane, sugar cookie, sugar corn, sugar daddy, sugar loaf, sugar maple, sugar of lead, sugar palm, sugar pea, sugar ray robinson, sugar refinery, sugar shell, sugar snap pea, sugar sorghum, sugar spoon, sugar sumac, sugar syrup, sugar water, wood sugar