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can·dy
 candy
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- pronunciation:
- kaen
di
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
candies |
| definition: |
Candy is something very sweet that people like to eat. It usually has a lot of sugar or something else to make it sweet, and it often has other things like chocolate, nuts, and fruits.
I always want to get candy at the movies, but we usually get popcorn instead.
- synonyms:
- sweet
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| related words: |
brittle |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
candies, candying, candied |
| definition: |
When you candy something, you cook it so that it gets a thin coat of sugar candy all around it.
We watched someone candy apples at the fair. They came out very red and shiny.- similar words:
- sweeten
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