sugar
noun
sug·ar
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Definition of sugar
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of sucrose, is colorless or white when pure tending to brown when less refined, is obtained commercially from sugarcane or sugar beet and less extensively from sorghum, maples, and palms, and is important as a source of dietary carbohydrate and as a sweetener and preservative of other foods
b
: any of various water-soluble compounds that vary widely in sweetness, include the monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, and typically are optically active
2
: a unit (such as a spoonful, cube, or lump) of sugar
3
: a sugar bowl
sugar
verb
sugared;
sugaring\ ˈshu̇-g(ə-)riŋ
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Definition of sugar (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to make palatable or attractive : sweeten
a story sugared with romance
2
: to sprinkle or mix with sugar
1
: to form or be converted into sugar
2
: to become granular
3
: to make maple syrup or maple sugar
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Other Words from sugar
Noun
sugarless
\ ˈshu̇-gər-ləs
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of sugar in a Sentence
Noun
Would you pass the sugar, please? Do you take sugar in your coffee? Coffee with two sugars and milk, please.Verb
The clean fruit is then dried and sugared. They've been sugaring since they were children.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
And my palate, accustomed to cafeteria sugar cookies and ice cream social sundaes, thought that mooncakes were never sweet enough. — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, "How mooncakes, the ultimate fall pastry, helped me celebrate my Chinese heritage — and where to find them in Chicago," 9 Sep. 2019 It will be made from a biopolymer basalt composite that's made from recyclable corn and sugar cane waste, according to Curbed. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "This Cabin Was Built for Mars—But You Can Test it Out in Upstate New York," 4 Sep. 2019 Our Department of Nutrition Science made him a frozen 🎂 cake of diluted juice, apples, pears, cooked sweet potatoes, leaf-eater biscuits, banana and sugar cane. — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, "Could the trade war with China cost the U.S. its pandas?," 29 Aug. 2019 Its texture recalls Vietnamese chao tom, shrimp paste molded around sugar cane skewers. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: At Bon Temps in Downtown L.A., the brilliant desserts are only the beginning," 29 Aug. 2019 Try adding a smidge to your favorite nut or snack mix, fall fruit galette, banana bread, sugar cookie dough, cream cheese frosting, carrot cake, or granola. — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, "The Spice Blend That’s Great on Ribs (and Also in Cookies)," 20 Aug. 2019 Bobby Rygwalski, then a kindergartner, lost his dollar for the school picnic and fifty cents for sugar cookies. — Sam Boyer, cleveland.com, "Treasures can be found in some very unusual places: Whit & Whimsey," 9 Aug. 2019 Drought wilted rice fields in Thailand and Indonesia, and scorched sugar cane plantations and oilseed crops in India. — Stephen Leahy, National Geographic, "World food crisis looms if carbon emissions go unchecked, UN says," 8 Aug. 2019 Beware: These black cat cookies are crossing in front of sugar cookie full moons. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Black Cat Cookies," 5 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Locals divert the water to their gardens to grow a local treat — baby vegetables, which are candied in sugared syrup. — Liz Alderman, New York Times, "Voyage to the Center of the World," 9 July 2019 Extravagance of personality is one way in which the pill can be sugared, and the public induced to look at works dealing with ideas. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, "Boris Johnson, the Brexit Illusionist," 28 June 2019 The cake had an autumnal theme, complete with sugared ivy. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Princess Eugenie's Bridal Bouquet Included a Sweet Tribute to Her Kensington Palace Home, Ivy Cottage," 12 Oct. 2018 Avelar sat on a stool by her side, a sugared donut between her fingers. — Alice Driver, Longreads, "The Road to Asylum," 30 June 2018 When ready to serve cheesecake, remove side of pan. Garnish with sugared cranberries. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Our Favorite Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe," 17 Mar. 2015 Admission, $15 adults, $10 children 3-12, provides breakfast, tour of sugaring operation, views of glassblowing, blacksmithing, pottery and spinning and weaving until 4 p.m. 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, 44210; 330-666-3711. — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, "Where to find real maple syrup pancake breakfasts and trips to the sugarbush (photos)," 7 Mar. 2018 The kids were thrilled and sugared up, filling baskets with chocolate bunnies and plastic eggs—and, for the first time in their lives, Peeps. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "There’s No Such Thing as Free Baseball. Or is There?," 2 Apr. 2018 There was also a chance to meet and pet an assortment of donkeys and draft horses of the types historically used to transport maple sap across farmers' fields during sugaring season. — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, "Taste Of Maple Draws A Crowd To Blue Slope," 21 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sugar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sugar
sugar
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sugar
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a sweet substance usually in the form of white or brown crystals or white powder that comes from plants and is used to make foods sweeter
: the amount of sugar in one spoonful, lump, packet, etc.
technical
: any one of various substances that are found in plants and that your body uses or stores for energy
sugar
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of sugar (Entry 2 of 2)
: to put sugar on or in (something)
US
: to make maple syrup or maple sugar by boiling sap from maple trees
See the full definition for sugar in the English Language Learners Dictionary
sugar
noun
sug·ar
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Kids Definition of sugar
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a sweet material that consists essentially of sucrose obtained from sugarcane or sugar beets, is typically colorless or white when pure, and is commonly used to sweeten foods and beverages
2
: any of numerous soluble and usually sweet carbohydrates (as glucose or sucrose) that occur naturally especially in plants
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