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candy

About 4.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
  2. noun Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
  3. noun A piece of confectionery of this kind.
  4. noun crack cocaine.
  5. noun An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene.
    candy kid; candy raver
  6. verb To cook in or coat with sugar syrup.
  7. verb To form into congelations or crystals, especially of sugar or syrup.
    Fruits preserved in sugar candy over time.
  8. verb To become candy; to solidify into a candylike form or mass.

Similar words

sugarcoat glaze taffy lollipop confection confectionery chocolate dessert confectionary pastry

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Word family

candied candies candying

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