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sugar

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a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative(noun.food)

Synonym:
refined sugar

source: wordnet30
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 contain(noun.substance)

Synonym:
carbohydrate, saccharide

source: wordnet30
informal terms for money(noun.possession)

Synonym:
boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, wampum

source: wordnet30
A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the evaporated juice of certain plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, beet root, sugar maple, etc. It is used for seasoning and preserving many kinds of food and drink. Ordinary sugar is essentially sucrose. See the Note below.(noun)

source: webster1913

sweeten with sugar(verb.perception)

Example:
Sugar your tea.

Synonym:
saccharify

source: wordnet30
In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the sirup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; -- with the preposition off.(verb)

source: webster1913
To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with.(verb)

source: webster1913

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