Definition of sugar in English

WordNet

Noun Plural: sugar
sugar - a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
		refined sugar
		sweetener, sweetening the act of adding a sweetener to food
		caramelized sugar, caramel burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food
		lump sugar refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings
		loaf sugar, sugar loaf, sugarloaf a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar
		cane sugar sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent
		granulated sugar sugar in the form of small grains
		beet sugar sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent
		corn sugar dextrose used as sweetening agent
sugar - 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
		carbohydrate, saccharide
		macromolecule, supermolecule any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals
		ribose a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid
		beet sugar sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent
		cane sugar sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent
		deoxyribose a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids
		invert sugar a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose; found naturally in fruits; sweeter than glucose
		maple sugar sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree
		monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
		oligosaccharide any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
		polyose, polysaccharide any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
		jaggary, jaggery, jagghery unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
sugar - informal terms for money
		boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, wampum
		money wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"
Verb sugars, sugaring, sugared
sugar - sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"
		saccharify
		dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"

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Wiktionary

sugar (Noun)
Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
sugar (Noun)
When used to sweeten drink, an amount of such crystalline sucrose approximately equal to five grams or one teaspoon.
sugar (Noun)
Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
sugar (Noun)
A generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.
sugar (Noun)
A term of endearment .
sugar (Noun)
A kiss.
sugar (Noun)
Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
sugar (Noun)
Diabetes.
sugar (Verb)
To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
sugar (Verb)
To make something unpleasant seem less so.
sugar (Verb)
In making maple sugar , to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

sugar (n.)
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.
sugar (n.)
By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweet taste.
sugar (n.)
Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
sugar (v. i.)
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.
sugar (v. t.)
To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with.
sugar (v. t.)
To cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

sugar
A sweet crystalline or powdered substance, white when pure, consisting of sucrose obtained mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets and used in many foods, drinks, and medicines to improve their taste.
sugar
Any of a series of carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
sugar
To make something unpleasant seem less so.
sugar
To sweeten with sugar.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

sugar
shoog′ar, n. a sweet substance obtained chiefly from a kind of cane: anything sugary, honeyed words, flattery.—v.t. to sprinkle or mix with sugar: to compliment.—ns. Sug′ar-bak′er, a sugar-refiner; Sug′ar-beet, any one of several varieties of the common garden beet, grown for sugar; Sug′ar-can′dy, sugar candied or in large crystals; Sug′ar-cane, the saccharine grass (Saccharum officinarum) from which sugar is chiefly obtained.—adj. Sug′ar-coat′ed, coated with sugar.—p.adj. Sug′ared, sweetened with sugar.—ns. Sug′ar-gum, a large Australian eucalyptus yielding good timber, with sweetish foliage; Sug′ar-house, a factory where sugar is made; Sug′ariness, state or quality of being sugary or sweet; Sug′ar-loaf, a loaf or mass of sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone; Sug′ar-mā′ple, the hard maple; Sug′ar-mill, a machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar-cane; Sug′ar-mite, a mite infesting unrefined sugar; Sug′ar-plum, a species of sweetmeat made up in small ornamental balls or lumps like a plum: any very pleasing piece of flattery; Sug′ar-refī′ner, one who refines raw sugar; Sug′ar-refī′nery.—n.pl. Sug′ar-tongs, an implement for lifting pieces of sugar at table.—adj. Sug′ary, sweetened with, tasting of, or like sugar: fond of sweets.—Sugar of lead, acetate of lead. [Fr. sucre—Sp. azucar—Ar. assokhar—Pers. shakar—Sans. carkarā, sugar, orig. grains of sand, applied to sugar because occurring in grains.]

Wikipedia

Sugar (spoken as "shugar") is something that is part of food or can be added to food. It gives a sweet taste, and it can look like a white or brown powder. You can get sugar from some plants, such as fruits. The sugar we add to food usually comes from a plant called sugarcane.

Scientists say that sugar is a name for a type of chemical. Regular sugar (the onecommonly added to food) is called sucrose. Fructose is the sugar that is in fruits. As chemicals, both sucrose and fructose are made by two smaller sugars joined together. Glucose is the most common of these smaller sugars. When we eat regular sugar, our body breaks it apart into the smaller sugars.

Sugar can have many different kinds of effects on people, including hyperactivity, where people feel excited or jittery.

Scientists call sugars carbohydrates. This is because sugars are made from carbon and water. Hydro- or hydrate- is a way to say contains water. Carbohydrates can be "simple carbohydrates" or "complex carbohydrates". Simple carbohydrates are made of only one or a few of the smallest sugars. Complex carbohydrates are made of "many" of the smallest sugars.

Starch is a chemical found in foods such as bread, crackers, and potatoes. It is a "complex carbohydrate" that is made from many, many glucoses. Starch is the way "non"-scientists say complex carbohydrates. When we eat starch, our body breaks it apart into smaller sugars. This starts in the mouth. When you hold a food with starch in your mouth for a few minute