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Candy

[kan-dee]

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noun

any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.

a single piece of such a confection.

Slang. cocaine.

someone or something that is pleasing or pleasurable, usually in a superficial way (often used in combination): eye candy.

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verb (used with object)

to cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots.

to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.

to reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down.

to coat with sugar: to candy dates.

to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable.

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verb (used without object)

10.

to become covered with sugar.

11.

to crystallize into sugar.

Origin:
1225–75; Middle English candi, sugre candi candied sugar < Middle French sucre candi; candi ≪ Arabic qandī < Persian qandi sugar < Sanskrit khaṇḍakaḥ sugar candy

Related forms

can·dy·like, adjective

Example Sentences

But none generated as much attention as the candy project.

Frying the little suckers might take away some of the nutritional value, but this might still be better than a candy bar.

Let's face it, if a nuclear family with three kids were a democracy, they would have candy for dinner every night.

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But none generated as much attention as the candy project.

Frying the little suckers might take away some of the nutritional value, but this might still be better than a candy bar.

Let's face it, if a nuclear family with three kids were a democracy, they would have candy for dinner every night.

He even adds them to the ingredients of candy in his candy store.

He will attempt to force open your mouth if you have candy.

Candy and fear have always been intertwined in my memory.

These rich chocolate brownies are topped with a delicate layer of peppermint candy.

We hear that the sales in nearby candy machines have almost quadrupled since these were installed.

But somehow, the allure of technology is such that virtual worlds seduce us with instantaneous eye candy of the ego.

Savage gang warfare is intercut with candy floss and penny-in-the-slot machines.

Our drinking machines only have water and our snack machines have gum, chips, and candy.

Fifth, you can remember when a candy bar went for a nickle.

The perfect place for sweethounds to stash their candy money is this coin purse woven from foil candy wrappers.

Top this version with a layer of crushed holiday candy and mini chocolate chips.

If you're trying to please people then you should go into the fashion business, or the candy business.

Distribute two different kinds of candy to each student.

There will be demos on the roasting and grinding of cocoa pods and beans into sweet drinks, candy bars and mole sauces.

Roll edge of cookie in crushed and sifted candy canes.

Running for office has degraded to the level of the equivalent of selling a dry shampoo or a cavity-proof candy.

Estonians have coveted intricate, hand-painted marzipan candy figures for more than five centuries.

The black and white seeds are baked into a brittlelike candy called palanquetas.

Stir in the intensive marketing of candy and fast food, and you have the makings of an epidemic.

Cigarette smokers and candy eaters soon will be paying more for popular brands.

Find the two candy boxes that are exactly the same.

But in some cases candy can be more than a reward-it can be part of the therapy.

Barley sugar is also called barley candy or barley sugar candy, although sometimes a distinction is made.

For holiday gifts or a special treat, homemade candy is irresistible.

They always sit around a table with their pieces of candy.

The candy and the flip-flops many be prettily dressed.

Bring power bars so you avoid the candy machine when you're hungry.

Spanish troops eating chocolate that had been coated in candy to prevent it from melting in the hot environment of the heat.

After seven years in a sugar-free household, my mission was to sample as much candy as my stomach and allowance allowed.

Step into the world of odd candy and read on to find out what odd flavors did and did not please our palettes.

With your microwave, you can make candy with a fraction of the usual time and attention.

We'll also spend about a billion dollars on candy for the holiday.

But there is more to this technology than big-screen eye candy.

Those with masters' regalia also hide candy in those big bat-wing sleeves.

Then perhaps the pols will think twice the next time that they consider handing out the tax-cut candy.

After a few days on it, you tell the whole story in exchange of a candy or a nap.

My mom always bought me ribbon candy for the trip home.

Fold toffee candy into caramel crème fraîche to fill this chocolate cake.

Over the millennia, we've advanced mandible candy technology quite a bit.

Brevik is the equivalent of the stomach pain you get when you eat too much candy.

Encourage your family to hand out candy made with organic sugar or fair trade chocolate.

The stores they have access to are corner convenience stores that carry little more than pop, chips, white bread and candy.

Oh yeah, and those weird deep-fried dough balls with the multi-colored candy sprinkles on them.

It is also a fat stack of stunning eye candy for cultural anthropologists and comics nerds alike.

I've made a point of knowing the favorite candy bar off all the tech support people here.

Make the holiday extra tasty with party foods and candy from your kitchen.

But there it is, knocking at our doors, asking us for candy.

When in season, mangoes are used in everything from candy to pudding to ice cream.

Candy and cards are being distributed and there is a party planned for this evening in the lounge.

The one who gets correct response gets a piece of candy.

The teacher also used ice cream and candy for incentives.

These pretty cutouts have translucent candy windows.

Maybe the researchers will show you lots of delicious candy but not let you eat any.

Still, you'll have to chose to eat that and not another bag of chips or candy bar.

The old-fashioned ribbon candy makes a fun stocking stuffer.

They still sell candy cigarettes at the cute little general store in.

Candy had a blast reminiscing about her snakehead days.

The idea is that the bees will eat through this candy plug in a few days and release her.

GU has no obligation to provide candy dishes of candy-flavored condoms with or without crucifixes stamped on them.

Of course, there's also the occasional suspicion you might have gum or candy.

Lozenges and hard candy can work as long as they are not mentholated as that dehydrates.

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noun

a female given name.

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World English Dictionary

candy (ˈkændɪ)

—n , pl -dies
1.	chiefly (US), (Canadian) confectionery in general; sweets, chocolate, etc
2.	a person or thing that is regarded as being attractive but superficial: arm candy
3.	informal like taking candy from a baby very easy to accomplish

—vb , -dies, -dies, -dying, -died
4.	to cause (sugar, etc) to become crystalline, esp by boiling or (of sugar) to become crystalline through boiling
5.	to preserve (fruit peel, ginger, etc) by boiling in sugar
6.	to cover with any crystalline substance, such as ice or sugar

[C18: from Old French sucre candi candied sugar, from Arabic qandi candied, from qand cane sugar, of Dravidian origin]

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Word Origin & History

candy

late 13c., "crystalized sugar," from O.Fr. çucre candi "sugar candy," ultimately from Arabic qandi, from Pers. qand "cane sugar," probably from Skt. khanda "piece (of sugar)," perhaps from Dravidian (cf. Tamil kantu "candy," kattu "to harden, condense"). As a verb, attested from 1530s; hence,

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candied (c.1600).

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Slang Dictionary

candy definition

n.
drugs in general. (Drugs. See also nose (candy).) : I gotta go get some candy from the candy man.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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