sug·ar (sh g  r)n. 1. A sweet crystalline or powdered substance, white when pure, consisting of sucrose obtained mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets and used in many foods, drinks, and medicines to improve their taste. Also called table sugar. 2. Any of a class of water-soluble crystalline carbohydrates, including sucrose and lactose, having a characteristically sweet taste and classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and trisaccharides. 3. A unit, such as a lump or cube, in which sugar is dispensed or taken. 4. Slang Sweetheart. Used as a term of endearment. v. sug·ared, sug·ar·ing, sug·ars v.tr. 1. To coat, cover, or sweeten with sugar. 2. To make less distasteful or more appealing. v.intr. 1. To form sugar. 2. To form granules; granulate. 3. To make sugar or syrup from sugar maple sap. Often used with off. [Middle English sugre, from Old French sukere, from Medieval Latin succ  rum, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, from Sanskrit  arkar, grit, ground sugar.]sug ar·er n. |
sugar
Noun
1. a sweet carbohydrate, usually in the form of white or brown crystals, which is found in many plants and is used to sweeten food and drinks
2. Informal, chiefly US & Canad a term of affection
Verb
1. to add sugar to (food or drink) to make it sweet
2. to cover with sugar: sugared almonds
3. sugar the pill to make something unpleasant more tolerable by adding something pleasant [Old French çucre, from Sanskrit \'sarkarā]
sugared adj
| sugar (shgr) Any of a class of crystalline carbohydrates that are water-soluble, have a characteristic sweet taste, and are universally present in animals and plants. They are characterized by the many OH groups they contain. Sugars are monosaccharides or small oligosaccharides, and include sucrose, glucose, and lactose. |
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| Noun | 1. |  sugar - a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservativecaramelized sugar, caramel - burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food lump sugar - refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings cane sugar - sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent granulated sugar - sugar in the form of small grains beet sugar - sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent corn sugar - dextrose used as sweetening agent brown sugar - unrefined or only partly refined sugar sweetener, sweetening - something added to foods to make them taste sweeter |
| 2. |  sugar - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they containribose - a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid beet sugar - sugar made from sugar beets cane sugar - sucrose obtained from sugar cane deoxyribose - a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids invert sugar - a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose; found naturally in fruits; sweeter than glucose macromolecule, supermolecule - any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals maple sugar - sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar - a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates oligosaccharide - any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis polyose, polysaccharide - any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules wood sugar, xylose - a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics | |
| 3. |  sugar - informal terms for money boodle, clams, dinero, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, wampum, loot, dough, bread, cabbage, scratch money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us" | |
| Verb | 1. | sugar - sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea" |
Translations
n sugar [ˈʃugə]
the sweet substance that is obtained from sugar-cane, or from the juice of certain other plants, and used in cooking and for sweetening tea, coffee etc Do you take sugar in your coffee? suiker سُكَّر захар cukr sukker der Zucker ζάχαρη azúcar suhkur شكر sokeri sucre סוּכָּר चीनी, शक्कर, शकरा, शर्करा šećer, slador cukor gula sykur zucchero 砂糖 설탕 cukrus cukurs gula suiker sukker cukier açúcar zahăr сахар cukor sladkor šećer socker น้ำตาล şeker 糖 цукор شکر đường 糖
v
to sweeten, cover or sprinkle with sugar. versoet يُحَلِّي، يُغَطّي بالسُّكَّر подслаждам sladit søde; komme sukker på zuckern γλυκαίνω, ζαχαρώνω azucarar, endulzar suhkurdama شيرين كردن sokeroida sucrer לְסַכֵּר चीनी डालना, का कड़वापन कम कर देना šećeriti, sladiti megcukroz menggulai sykra zuccherare 甘くする ...에 설탕을 넣다［섞다, 뿌리다］ pasaldinti, pabarstyti cukrumi saldināt; uzkaisīt cukuru memaniskan suikeren strø sukker på, sukre słodzić, posypywać cukrem adoçar a îndulci (cu zahăr) подслащивать; посыпать сахаром sladiť sladkati pošećeriti sockra ใส่น้ำตาล şeker koymak/katmak 加(撒)糖於... підсолоджувати; обцукровувати شکر سے میٹھا کرنا làm ngọt bằng đường 加（撒）糖于...
adj sugary
1 tasting of sugar, or containing a lot of sugar sugary foods. suikeragtig سُكَّري захарен cukrový, sladký sukkerholdig; sød süß ζαχαρένιος, γλυκερός azucarado suhkrune شيرين makea sucré מָתוֹק चीनी जैसा, मधुर šećeran, sladak cukros bergula sykraður dolce, zuccherino 砂糖のはいった 당질의; 맛이 단 cukringas cukurots; salds bergula suikerig svært søt słodki, cukrowy açucarado zaharat приторный cukrový; sladký sladek šećerni sockrad, söt ซึ่งใส่น้ำตาล şekerli, tatlı 含糖的 солодкий, цукровий بہت زیادہ شکر ہونا có vị đường 含糖的
2 too sweet or sentimental a sugary story. sentimenteel عاطِفي сладникав přesládlý sødsuppe- zuckersüß γλυκερός (μτφ.), υπερβολικά συναισθηματικός meloso; sensiblero, sentimental läila عاطفي imelä à l'eau de rose מְתַקתַק मीठा, चिकना-चुपड़ा sladunjav mézesmázos manis væminn sdolcinato 甘ったるい (말 등이) 달콤한; 감상적인 saldus pārcukurots; saldens; salkans sentimental suikerzoet sukkersøt, søtladen cukierkowy açucarado siropos слащавый sladký, sentimentálny osladen sladunjav sockersöt, sötsliskig ที่หวาน fazla nazik; duygusal 甜蜜的 нудно-солодкий; нудотний بہت زیادہ میٹھا mùi mẫn, ngọt ngào 甜蜜的
n sugariness
sentimenteel عاطِفِيَّه، سُكَّرِيَّه сладкост sladkost sødhed; sukkerholdighed die Zuckrigkeit γλυκιά γεύση/ γλυκερότητα carácter meloso/sensiblero/sentimental läilus شيريني imelyys goût (trop) sucré מְתִיקוּת slatkost, ljubaznost édes(kés)ség, cukortartalom kemanisan væmni dolcezza; sdolcinatezza 甘ったるさ 당질, 감미 saldumas saldums kemanisan suikerigheid søthet, sukkersøthet słodkość carácter açucurado gust (prea) dulce приторность; слащавость sladkosť sladkost sladunjavost sockerhalt, söthet, sötaktighet ความเหมือนน้ำตาล şekerlilik, tatlılık 甜蜜 цукристість; нудотність میٹھا پن sự ngọt, sự đường mật 甜蜜
n sugar-cane
a type of tall grass from whose juice sugar is obtained. suikerriet قَصَب السُّكَّر захарна тръстика cukrová třtina sukkerrør das Zuckerrohr ζαχαροκάλαμο caña de azúcar suhkruroog نيشكر sokeriruoko canne à sucre קְנֵה סוּכֱרָ ईख, ऊख, गन्ना šećerna trska cukornád tebu sykurreyr canna da zucchero 砂糖きび 사탕수수 cukranendrė cukurniedre tebu suikerriet sukkerrør trzcina cukrowa cana-de-açucar trestie de zahăr сахарный тростник cukrová trstina sladkorni trst šećerna trska sockerrör ต้นอ้อย şeker kamışı 甘蔗 цукрова тростина گنا cây mía 甘蔗
adj sugar-ˈcoated
covered with icing sugar-coated biscuits. versuiker مُلَبَّس بالسُّكَّر захаросан s cukrovou polevou glaseret verzuckert καλυμμένος με γλάσο ζαχαροπλαστικής glaseado, recubierto/bañado de azúcar glasuuriga kaetud پوشيده با آيسينگ sokeripäällysteinen enrobé de sucre מְצוּפֶּה סוּכָּר चीनी लगा, अकटु, भावुकतापूर्ण, शालीन obložen šećerom cukormázzal bevont berlapis gula sykurhúðaður (ricoperto di zucchero) 糖衣の 당의를 입힌 apteptas glajumi glazēts; pārkaisīts ar cukuru bersalut gula met suiker bedekt med glasur, glasert polukrowany coberto de açucar acoperit cu zahăr обсахаренный s cukrovou polevou prevlečen s sladkorjem preliven šećerom överdragen med socker[], dragerad ที่เคลือบน้ำตาล şeker kaplı 糖衣的 покривати цукром شکر لپٹی ہوءی bọc đường 糖衣的
adj sugar-free
not containing sugar. suikervry خالٍ من السُّكَّر без захар bez cukru sukkerfri zuckerfrei χωρίς ζάχαρη sin azúcar suhkruvaba بدون قند sans sucre לְלא סוּכָּר शक्कर रहित bez šećera cukormentes bebas gula senza zucchero 설탕을 넣지 않은 be cukraus cukuru nesaturošs, bez cukura tidak mengandungi gula suikervrij sukkerfri не содержащий сахара bez cukru brez sladkorja bez šećera sockerfri ที่ปราศจากน้ำตาล şekersiz 無糖的 безцукровий بغیر شکر کے không đường 无糖的
sugar lump
a small cube of sugar used for sweetening tea etc. suikerklont قِطْعَة سُكَّر бучка захар kostka cukru sukkerknald das Zuckerstück κύβος ζάχαρης terrón de azúcar suhkrutükk حبه قند sokeripala morceau de sucre קוּבִּיוֹת סוּכָּר चीनी का ढेर लगाना kocka šećera kockacukor bungkalan gula sykurmoli zolletta di zucchero 角砂糖 각설탕 cukraus gabaliukas cukurgrauds; cukura gabals ketul gula suikerklontje sukkerbit kostka cukru cubo de açucar bucată de zahăr кусочек сахару kocka cukru kocka sladkorja kocka šećera sockerbit น้ำตาลก้อน kesme şeker 方塊糖 кубик рафінаду شکر کی ڈلی đường miếng 方块糖
sugar tongs
an instrument for lifting sugar lumps a pair of sugar tongs. suikertangetjie مِلْقَط السُّكَّر щипци за захарни бучк kleštičky na cukr sukkertang die Zuckerzange λαβίδα για κύβους ζάχαρης pinzas para el azúcar suhkrutangid قندگير sokeripihdit pince à sucre מְלקָחַיים לְסוּכָּר शक्कर पिण्ड kliješta za kocke šećera cukorfogó penjepit gula sykurtöng mollette/pinza per lo zucchero 角砂糖ばさみ (식탁용의) 각설탕 집게 cukraus žnyplės cukura standziņas penyepit gula suikertangetje sukkertang szczypce do cukru pinça cleşte pentru apucat/luat zahărul щипцы для сахара klieštiky na cukor kleščice za sladkor sprava az podizanje kocki šećera sockertång คีมคีบน้ำตาลก้อน şeker maşası 方糖夾子 щипці для цукру شکر کے ڈلے کو اٹھانے کی چمٹی cái kẹp đường miếng 方糖夹子
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