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candy
1[ kan-dee ]
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.
The show is candy, but enjoy it for what it is.
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.
verb (used without object)
- to become covered with sugar.
- to crystallize into sugar.
Candy
2[ kan-dee ]
noun
- a female given name.
candy
/ ˈkændɪ /
noun
- confectionery in general; sweets, chocolate, etc
- a person or thing that is regarded as being attractive but superficial
arm candy
- like taking candy from a baby informal.very easy to accomplish
verb
- to cause (sugar, etc) to become crystalline, esp by boiling or (of sugar) to become crystalline through boiling
- to preserve (fruit peel, ginger, etc) by boiling in sugar
- to cover with any crystalline substance, such as ice or sugar
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- candy·like adjective
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Example Sentences
In fact, that candy store is heavy industry, with all the mess that entails.
Another returned a printer box stuffed with a candy-filled piñata.
These medications will not continue to work when we need them if they are handed out like candy.
Meanwhile younger, lighter colors evoke citrus and tree fruits, candy sugars and vanilla toffee.
Not just a candy factory but a candy store, and everything in it free.
Clarence's papa said the candy had better be eaten by monkeys than by boys; but I doubt whether Clarence was of that opinion.
He fed the monkeys with candy, and laughed to see them hang by their tails while they took it from his hand.
It is extremely soluble in water, and can be obtained in large transparent prismatic crystals, as in common sugar-candy.
Four miles before reaching Candy, we came to the river Mahavilaganga, which is spanned by a masterly bridge of one arch.
In my opinion, the situation of Candy is most beautiful, but many affirm that it is too near the mountains, and lies in a pit.
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