EGAVE

sugar

About 28.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used as sweetener and preservative.
  2. noun Any specific variety of sugar.
  3. noun Any of various small, water-soluble carbohydrates such as are used by organisms for energy and various other purposes.
  4. noun 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. noun A bowl or other container of sugar.
    Pass the sugar, please
  6. noun A term of endearment.
    I'll be with you in a moment, sugar.
  7. noun Affection shown by kisses or kissing.
  8. noun Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
    I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.

Similar words

carbohydrate saccharide refined sugar sugarcane candy sweetener sweetness sweet sweeten beet

Often followed by

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Word family

sugared sugaring sugarless sugars

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