(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Sugar is a sweet substance that is used to make food and drinks sweet. It is usually in the form of small white or brown crystals.
...bags of ~...
Ice cream is high in fat and ~.
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see also caster ~ , confectioners’ ~ , demerara ~ , granulated ~ , icing ~
2.
If someone has one ~ in their tea or coffee, they have one small spoon of ~ or one ~ lump in it.
How many ~s do you take?
...a mug of tea with two ~s.
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3.
If you ~ food or drink, you add ~ to it.
He sat down and ~ed and stirred his coffee.
VERB: V n
4.
Sugars are substances that occur naturally in food. When you eat them, the body converts them into energy.
Plants produce ~s and starch to provide themselves with energy.
N-COUNT: usu pl
5.
to ~ the pill: see pill