sugar

sugar
1. noun /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ),ˈʃʊɡɚ/
a) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.

He usually has his coffee white with one sugar.

b) When used to sweeten drink, an amount of such crystalline sucrose approximately equal to five grams or one teaspoon.

Ill be with you in a moment, sugar.

2. verb /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ),ˈʃʊɡɚ/
a) To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.

John heavily sugars his coffee.

b) To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.

She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.

Syn: sweeten, sugar-coat
3. interjection /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ),ˈʃʊɡɚ/
Used in place of shit!

Oh, sugar!


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