sugar (sugars plural & 3rd person present, plural) (sugaring present participle) (sugared past tense & past participle )
1 n-uncount Sugar is a sweet substance that is used to make food and drinks sweet. It is usually in the form of small white or brown crystals.
...bags of sugar..., Ice cream is high in fat and sugar.
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caster sugar
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confectioners' sugar
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demerara sugar
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granulated sugar
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icing sugar
2 n-count If someone has one sugar in their tea or coffee, they have one small spoon of sugar or one sugar lump in it.
How many sugars do you take?, ...a mug of tea with two sugars.
3 verb If you sugar food or drink, you add sugar to it.
He sat down and sugared and stirred his coffee. V n
4 n-count Sugars are substances that occur naturally in food. When you eat them, the body converts them into energy.
usu pl
Plants produce sugars and starch to provide themselves with energy.
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to sugar the pill →
pill
barley sugar
Barley sugar is a sweet made from boiled sugar. n-uncount
caster sugar , castor sugar
Caster sugar is white sugar that has been ground into fine grains. It is used in cooking.
(BRIT) n-uncount
in AM, use superfine sugar
castor sugar
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caster sugar
confectioners' sugar
Confectioners' sugar is very fine white sugar that is used for making icing and candy.
(AM) n-uncount
in BRIT, use icing sugar
demerara sugar
Demerara sugar is a type of brown sugar. It is made from sugar cane that is grown in the West Indies.
(BRIT) n-uncount
granulated sugar
Granulated sugar is sugar that is in the form of grains, and is usually white. n-uncount
icing sugar
Icing sugar is very fine white sugar that is used for making icing and sweets.
(BRIT) n-uncount
in AM, usually use confectioners' sugar
sugar beet (sugar beets plural )Sugar beet is a crop with a large round root. It is grown for the sugar which can be obtained from this root. n-var
sugar bowl (sugar bowls plural )A sugar bowl is a small bowl in which sugar is kept. n-count
sugar cane , sugarcane
Sugar cane is a tall tropical plant. It is grown for the sugar that can be obtained from its thick stems. n-uncount
sugar-coated
1 adj Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
usu ADJ n
Some sugar-coated cereals are 50% sugar.
2 adj If you describe something such as a story as sugar-coated, you disapprove of it because it appears to be pleasant or attractive but in fact describes something very unpleasant.
usu ADJ n (disapproval)
...a sugar-coated view of a boy's introduction to sex.
sugar daddy (sugar daddies plural ), sugar-daddy A woman's sugar daddy is a rich older man who gives her money and presents in return for her company, affection, and usually sexual intercourse.
INFORMAL n-count usu poss N
Actor John Goodman played Melanie Griffith's sugar daddy in the film.
sugar lump (sugar lumps plural ), sugar-lump Sugar lumps are small cubes of sugar. You put them in cups of tea and coffee. n-count
