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.
By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweet taste.
Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
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.
To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with.
To cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof.
I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, 'What for?' I said, 'I'm going to buy some sugar.' Steven Wright
Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar. Pablo Picasso
I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted. Og Mandino
Foods high in bad fats, sugar and chemicals are directly linked to many negative emotions, whereas whole, natural foods rich in nutrients - foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes - contribute to greater energy and positive emotions. Marilu Henner
The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun. John D. Rockefeller
sugar in Afrikaans is suiker
sugar in Danish is sukker
sugar in Dutch is suiker
sugar in Finnish is sokeri
sugar in French is sucre
sugar in German is Zucker
sugar in Hungarian is cukor
sugar in Italian is zucchero
sugar in Norwegian is sukker
sugar in Swedish is socker
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