sugars

noun

  1. 1

    Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.

  2. 2

    A specific variety of sugar.

  3. 3

    Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.

  4. 4

    A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink.

    He usually has his coffee white with one sugar.
  5. 5

    A term of endearment.

    I'll be with you in a moment, sugar.
  6. 6

    A kiss.

  7. 7

    Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.

    I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.
  8. 8

    Diabetes.

  9. 9

    Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry.

    Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste.
  10. 10

    Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.

  11. 11

    Heroin.

  12. 12

    Money.

  13. 13

    Syntactic sugar.

verb

  1. 1

    To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.

    John heavily sugars his coffee.
  2. 2

    To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.

    She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.
  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths.

  5. 5

    To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.

  6. 6

    To compliment (a person).

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