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sweetmeat

/ˈswiːtmiːt/

Meanings
noun
A sweet delicacy; a confection

Examples :

"The child's eyes lit up when he saw the colourful sweetmeats at the bakery. "
food

Related Words

Illustration lit

lit verb

/ˈlɪt/

To start (a fire).

"We lit the fire to get some heat."

Illustration colourful

colourful adjective

/ˈkʌlərfəl/ /ˈkʌləfʊl/

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

"The children drew a colourful picture of their family. "

Illustration confection

confection noun

/kənˈfɛkʃən/

A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

"The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections."

Illustration saw

saw noun

/sɔː/ /sɔ/

A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal

"My grandfather used his old saw to cut the wood for the new fence. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration bakery

bakery noun

/ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/

A shop in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

"We bought a loaf of bread at the bakery this morning. "

Illustration child

child noun

/t͡ʃaɪld/

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Illustration sweet

sweet noun

/swiːt/ /swit/

The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

"The sweet in the lemonade was very noticeable. "

Illustration when

when noun

/ʍɛn/ /wɛn/

The time at which something happens.

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

Illustration delicacy

delicacy noun

/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/

The quality of being delicate.

"The delicacy of the antique teacup meant we had to handle it with extra care. "

Illustration sweetmeats

sweetmeats noun

/ˈswiːtmiːts/

A sweet delicacy; a confection

"After dinner, Grandma always offered us a selection of colorful sweetmeats. "

Illustration eyes

eyes noun

/aɪz/

An organ through which animals see (perceive surroundings via light).

"Bright lights really hurt my eyes."