sugar
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A sweet white or brown food, usually in tiny grains, that people put into drinks and dishes to make them taste sweet.
I stopped putting sugar in my coffee about a year ago.
She checked the label to see how much sugar the drink contained.
The sugar in the bowl had hardened into one solid lump.
Doctors say most of us eat far too much sugar.
Common collocations: brown sugar · icing sugar · a spoonful of sugar · add sugar · sugar-free · blood sugar
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- C1
A warm, friendly word used when speaking to someone instead of their name, common in American English.
Don't worry, sugar, the next bus comes in ten minutes.
Are you all right, sugar? You look a little tired today.
Thanks for the help, sugar, I could not have managed alone.
Common collocations: hey sugar · thanks, sugar · don't worry, sugar
Part of: Talking to people, Relationships
Forms
- plural
- sugars