Definition of sugar

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Definition of 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. carbohydrate
    2. saccharide
  • informal terms for money (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. boodle
    2. bread
    3. cabbage
    4. clams
    5. dinero
    6. dough
    7. gelt
    8. kale
    9. lettuce
    10. lolly
    11. loot
    12. lucre
    13. moolah
    14. pelf
    15. scratch
    16. shekels
    17. simoleons
    18. wampum
  • sweeten with sugar (verb)

    Examples

    1. sugar your tea

    Synonyms

    1. saccharify
  • a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. refined sugar

See definition of sugar in Merriam Webster