nounπShareSucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink."My grandmother added a generous spoonful of sugar to her tea. "foodsubstancematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA specific variety of sugar."My grandmother uses cane sugar in her baking recipes. "foodsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy."Plants store sugar for energy to grow. "foodsubstanceenergybiochemistryphysiologyorganismessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink."He usually has his coffee white with one sugar."foodsubstanceamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA term of endearment."My little sister, my sugar, always brings a smile to my face. "languagecommunicationwordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA kiss."My friend gave me a quick sugar on the cheek before we went into the classroom. "communicationlanguagesensationemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareEffeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality."I think John has a little bit of sugar in him."culturepersonattitudecharactersexessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareDiabetes."My grandmother has diabetes, so she needs to carefully control her sugar intake. "diseasemedicineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAnything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry."Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste."chemistrysubstancecompoundfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareCompliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words."The teacher used a lot of sugar to convince the students to finish their homework. "languagecommunicationwordattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareMoney."My dad said he needed more sugar to pay for the new car. "economybusinessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSyntactic sugar."Using shorthand for "print the student's name and grade" is a form of syntactic sugar in programming. "computinglanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar."John heavily sugars his coffee."foodsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make (something unpleasant) seem less so."She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words."attitudecharactermindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareIn 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."The chef sugared the maple syrup off, carefully monitoring the temperature to ensure it reached the right consistency for crystallizing. "foodsubstanceprocessagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths."The farmer sugared the apple trees to catch the moths that were damaging the crop. "agricultureinsectplantanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar."The programmer sugared the complex function, making the code easier to read and understand for the team. "computingtechnologylanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo compliment (a person)."My friend sugared my new haircut; she said it looked great. "communicationlanguagewordpersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjectionπShareUsed in place of shit!"Oh, sugar!"curselanguageexclamationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading