sugar
a sweet, crystalline substance, C12H22O11, obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.: Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
Chemistry. a member of the same class of carbohydrates, as lactose, glucose, or fructose.
(sometimes initial capital letter) an affectionate or familiar term of address, as to a child or a romantic partner (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter S.
Slang. money.
Slang. LSD
to cover, sprinkle, mix, or sweeten with sugar.
to make agreeable.
to form sugar or sugar crystals.
to make maple sugar.
sugar off, (in making maple sugar) to complete the boiling down of the syrup in preparation for granulation.
Origin of sugar
1Other words from sugar
- sug·ar·less, adjective
- sug·ar·like, adjective
- non·sug·ar, noun
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How to use sugar in a sentence
Monday is meatless and Tuesday is dry,Wednesday is sugarless, too, gee whiz!
With the Colors | Everard Jack AppletonOld man Jocelyn stirred his sugarless coffee and broke off a lump of bread.
A Young Man in a Hurry | Robert W. ChambersJim stirred his sugarless tea slowly, then drank it quickly and put down the cup.
Scarlet and Hyssop | E. F. BensonI went there: the coffee was good though sugarless, his promises were many, but they proved valueless.
How I Found Livingstone | Henry M. StanleyWe passed the night somehow with the help of our pipes and an occasional brew of sugarless tea.
Through the Heart of Patagonia | H. Hesketh Prichard
British Dictionary definitions for sugar (1 of 2)
/ (ˈʃʊɡə) /
Also called: sucrose, saccharose a white crystalline sweet carbohydrate, a disaccharide, found in many plants and extracted from sugar cane and sugar beet: it is used esp as a sweetening agent in food and drinks. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11: Related adjective: saccharine
any of a class of simple water-soluble carbohydrates, such as sucrose, lactose, and fructose
(tr) to add sugar to; make sweet
(tr) to cover or sprinkle with sugar
(intr) to produce sugar
sugar the pill or sugar the medicine to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant: the government stopped wage increases but sugared the pill by reducing taxes
Origin of sugar
1Derived forms of sugar
- sugarless, adjective
- sugar-like, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Sugar (2 of 2)
/ (ˈʃʊɡə) /
Alan (Michael). Baron. born 1947, British electronics entrepreneur; chairman of Amstrad (1968–2008); noted for his BBC series The Apprentice (from 2005)
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Scientific definitions for sugar
[ shug′ər ]
Any of a class of crystalline carbohydrates that are water-soluble, have a characteristic sweet taste, and are universally present in animals and plants. They are characterized by the many OH groups they contain. Sugars are monosaccharides or small oligosaccharides, and include sucrose, glucose, and lactose.
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