Definitions from Wiktionary (Sugar)
▸ noun: (uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
▸ noun: (countable) A specific variety of sugar.
▸ noun: (countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
▸ noun: (countable) A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink.
▸ noun: (countable) A term of endearment.
▸ noun: (uncountable, slang) Affection shown by kisses or kissing.
▸ noun: (chiefly southern US, slang, uncountable) Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
▸ noun: (uncountable, informal) Diabetes.
▸ noun: (dated) Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry.
▸ noun: Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
▸ noun: (US, slang, uncountable) Heroin.
▸ noun: (US, slang, uncountable, dated) Money.
▸ noun: (programming) Syntactic sugar.
▸ verb: (transitive) To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
▸ verb: (US, Canada, regional) In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.
▸ verb: (entomology) To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths.
▸ verb: (programming, transitive) To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.
▸ verb: (transitive) To compliment (a person).
▸ verb: To remove hair using a paste of sugar, water, and lemon juice.
▸ noun: (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter S.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ Also see sugar
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▸ noun: (uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
▸ noun: (countable) A specific variety of sugar.
▸ noun: (countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
▸ noun: (countable) A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink.
▸ noun: (countable) A term of endearment.
▸ noun: (uncountable, slang) Affection shown by kisses or kissing.
▸ noun: (chiefly southern US, slang, uncountable) Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
▸ noun: (uncountable, informal) Diabetes.
▸ noun: (dated) Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry.
▸ noun: Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
▸ noun: (US, slang, uncountable) Heroin.
▸ noun: (US, slang, uncountable, dated) Money.
▸ noun: (programming) Syntactic sugar.
▸ verb: (transitive) To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
▸ verb: (US, Canada, regional) In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.
▸ verb: (entomology) To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths.
▸ verb: (programming, transitive) To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.
▸ verb: (transitive) To compliment (a person).
▸ verb: To remove hair using a paste of sugar, water, and lemon juice.
▸ noun: (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter S.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ Also see sugar
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▸ Usage examples for sugars
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▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
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▸ Words that often appear near sugars
▸ Rhymes of sugars
▸ Invented words related to sugars