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| can·dy [ kándee ] |
noun (plural can·dies) |
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1. small confections: small sweet food items usually eaten for pleasure and not as part of a meal, e.g. chocolate bars, mints, and toffee
 Our store sells the finest chocolate candy in the country.
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2. piece of confectionery: a small hard, chewy, or soft piece of food made from sugar and other ingredients or flavorings such as chocolate, nuts, fruit, or peppermint
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3. hard drugs: heroin, cocaine, or another hard drug
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verb (past and past participle can·died, present participle can·dy·ing, 3rd person present singular can·dies) |
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1. transitive verb coat with sugar syrup: to coat food with sugar or sugar syrup, or be coated with sugar or sugar syrup
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2. transitive verb steep in sugar: to dress a food by impregnating it with sugar, in order either to preserve it or to make it more pleasant to eat
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3. transitive and intransitive verb turn sugar solution into crystals: to turn a sugar solution into crystals, especially by boiling it, or be converted into sugar crystals
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| [13th century. Via Old French candi< Arabic qandī "crystallized into sugar" < qand "cane sugar"] |
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