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View usage for: (kændi) Word forms: plural candiesvariable nounCandy is sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate. [US] ...a piece of candy. ...a large box of candies. regional note: in BRIT, usually use sweets (ˈkændɪ) nounWord forms: plural -dies1. mainly US and Canadian confectionery in general; sweets, chocolate, etc 2. a person or thing that is regarded as being attractive but superficial arm candy 3. like taking candy from a baby verbWord forms: -dies, -dying or -died4. to cause (sugar, etc) to become crystalline, esp by boiling or (of sugar) to become crystalline through boiling 5. (transitive) to preserve (fruit peel, ginger, etc) by boiling in sugar 6. (transitive) to cover with any crystalline substance, such as ice or sugar Word origin C18: from Old French sucre candi candied sugar, from Arabic qandi candied, from qand cane sugar, of Dravidian origin candy in American English (ˈkændi) nounWord forms: plural ˈcandies1. crystallized sugar made by boiling and evaporating cane sugar, syrup, etc. 2. a. a sweet food, usually in small pieces or bars, made mainly from sugar or syrup, with flavoring, fruit, chocolate, nuts, etc. added verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcandied or ˈcandying3. to cook in or with sugar or syrup, esp. to preserve, glaze, or encrust 4. to crystallize into or like sugar 5. to sweeten; make pleasant verb intransitive6. to become candied see also candy (sense 3) candy (sense 4) Word origin < sugar candy < ME (sugre) candi < OFr (sucre) candi < OIt ( zucchero) candi < Ar qandi < Pers qand, cane sugar; prob. < Sans khaṇḍa, piece (of sugar) More idioms containingcandy like taking candy from a baby like a kid in a candy store Examples of 'candy' in a sentencecandy The day she went away was my birthday and she gave me a box of candy.They keep feeding him pills like candy.The lightweight jacket is perfect for spring and comes in candy floss and military colours.Who needs a man when this totally gorgeous piece of arm candy steals your heart?Do people still jelly eels and floss candy?Trophy husband had to work hard for his arm candy.But she says she dreamed of working in a candy store as a youngster.These are characters not eye candy.What's wrong with having a bit of eye candy in the boardroom?For a long time, people were going to see movies purely for the eye candy.They fear that in five years' time their nice candy box of entertainment will have been destroyed.It's like a candy store.Tears would be candy floss.Ours was 25 and it will transform boiled sweets into candy floss, too.TREAT your wardrobe to a sugar fix with candy stripes - this season's sweetest look. All related terms of 'candy'Chinese translation of 'candy' n (c/u) -
糖果 (tánguǒ) (块(塊), kuài) piece of candy 一块(塊)糖果 (yī kuài tángguǒ) 英 = sweet
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- candle
- candlestick
- candy
- candy bar
- candyfloss
- cane
- candy bar
- cotton candy
- piece of candy
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