Sekirov Dictionary

candy

/ˈkæn.di/

noun6

  1. (US, Canada) sweet food made mostly of sugar, often with a fruit or chocolate taste
  2. Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
  3. (US, Canada) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
  4. (US, slang) crack cocaine.
  5. An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene.
  6. (no longer used) A unit of weight used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.

verb3

  1. To cook in or coat with sugar syrup.
  2. To form into congelations or crystals, especially of sugar or syrup.
  3. To become candy; to solidify into a candylike form or mass.
forms

candied · candying · candies

Phrases with candy

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