plural
sugars
plural
sugars
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUGAR
1
a
[noncount]
:
a sweet substance usually in the form of white or brown crystals or white powder that comes from plants and is used to make foods sweeter
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Would you pass the sugar, please?
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Do you take sugar in your coffee?
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a lump/cube/packet of sugar
—
see also brown sugar, cane sugar, confectioners' sugar, maple sugar, powdered sugar
b
[count]
:
the amount of sugar in one spoonful, lump, packet, etc.
2
[count]
technical
:
any one of various substances that are found in plants and that your body uses or stores for energy
—
usually plural
3
[noncount]
informal
:
the amount of sugar present in a person's blood at a particular time
— called also
blood sugar
4
chiefly US, informal
—
used to address someone you like or love
2
sugar
/ˈʃʊgɚ/
verb
sugars;
sugared;
sugaring
sugars;
sugared;
sugaring
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUGAR
1
[+ object]
:
to put sugar on or in (something)
2
[no object]
US
:
to make maple syrup or maple sugar by boiling sap from maple trees
sugar the pill
—
see 1pill