candy¹ /kanˈdi/

1. A sweet of sugar boiled and crystallized (also suˈgar-canˈdy)
2. Any form of confectionery (N American; pl canˈdies)
3. Any hard drug, eg cocaine (slang)

1. To preserve or coat with sugar
2. To crystallize (sugar, etc)
3. To encrust

1. To crystallize
2. To become encrusted

canˈdied adjective

1. Encrusted or preserved with sugar
2. Sugared, flattering (obsolete)

candy apple noun (N American)

A toffee apple

canˈdy-ass noun (US sl)

A weak or feeble person

canˈdyfloss or (N American) cotton candy noun

1. A fluffy ball of spun sugar, coloured and flavoured, sold on the end of a stick
2. Something insubstantial or ephemeral (also adjective)

canˈdyman noun (N American slang)

A drug pusher

candy store noun (N American)

A sweet shop or confectioners’

candy stripe noun

A textile fabric pattern, consisting of narrow coloured stripes on a white background at intervals equal or nearly equal to the width of the stripe

canˈdy-striped adjective

Patterned in this way

canˈdy-striper noun (N Am inf)

A female volunteer hospital nurse (from the red and white striped uniform)

candy² /kanˈdi/

A S Indian weight, generally containing 20 maunds, approx 500 imperial pounds (also canˈdie or kanˈdy)

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