sugars

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noun

1
Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
2
A specific variety of sugar.
3
Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
4
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
A term of endearment.
“I'll be with you in a moment, sugar.”
6
A kiss.
7
Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
“I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.”
8
Diabetes.
9
Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry.
“Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste.”
10
Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
11
Heroin.
12
Money.
13
Syntactic sugar.

verb

1
To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
“John heavily sugars his coffee.”
2
To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
“She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.”
3
In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.
4
To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths.
5
To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.
6
To compliment (a person).

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