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Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- (uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
- (countable) When used to sweeten a drink, an amount of this substance approximately equal to five grams or one teaspoon.
- (countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
- (countable) A generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.
- (countable, slang) A kiss.
- (chiefly southern US, slang, uncountable) Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
- (uncountable, informal) Diabetes.
- (by extension) Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance.
- Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
Verbit
- (transitive) To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
- (transitive) To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
- (US, regional) 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.
Huudahdukset
- (informal, euphemistic) Used in place of shit!
Esimerkit
- He usually has his coffee white with one sugar.
- I'll be with you in a moment, sugar.
- I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.
- Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste.
- John heavily sugars his coffee.
- She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.
- Oh, sugar!
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