sugar
sugar /ˈʃʊgɝ/
noun
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(
)
A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
(
refined sugar
, sugar
)
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
A spoonful of sugar added just the right amount of sweetness to her cup of tea.
A spoonful of sugar added just the right amount of sweetness to her cup of tea.
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Informal terms for money
(
boodle
, bread
, cabbage
, clams
, dinero
, gelt
, lettuce
, lolly
, lucre
, moolah
, pelf
, scratch
, dough
, kale
, loot
, shekels
, simoleons
, sugar
, wampum
)
informal terms for money
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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
(
carbohydrate
, saccharide
, sugar
)
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
verb
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(
)
Sweeten with sugar
(
saccharify
, sugar
)
sweeten with sugar
Sugar your tea
sugar your tea