- a sweet, crystalline substance, C12H22O11, obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
- a member of the same class of carbohydrates, as lactose, glucose, or fructose.
- an affectionate or familiar term of address, as to a child or a romantic partner (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter S.
- money.
- LSD
- to cover, sprinkle, mix, or sweeten with sugar.
- to make agreeable.
- to form sugar or sugar crystals.
- to make maple sugar.
- (in making maple sugar) to complete the boiling down of the syrup in preparation for granulation.
- a white crystalline sweet carbohydrate, a disaccharide, found in many plants and extracted from sugar cane and sugar beet: it is used esp as a sweetening agent in food and drinks. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11
- any of a class of simple water-soluble carbohydrates, such as sucrose, lactose, and fructose
- a term of affection, esp for one's sweetheart
- rare a slang word for money
- a slang name for LSD
- to add sugar to; make sweet
- to cover or sprinkle with sugar
- to produce sugar
- to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- Alan (Michael). Baron. born 1947, British electronics entrepreneur; chairman of Amstrad (1968–2008); noted for his BBC series The Apprentice (from 2005)
