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-ade1 |
a sweet drink made from (such) a fruit. [1/4 definitions] |
alyssum |
see "sweet alyssum." [1/2 definitions] |
apple butter |
a thick, sweet spread made from apples stewed in spices. |
applesauce |
a sweet and sometimes spiced sauce made by simmering apples until they are soft. |
aromatic |
of or having an aroma, esp. a fragrant or sweet one. [1/3 definitions] |
bell pepper |
the apple-sized fruit of this plant, usu. red when ripe but often eaten green; sweet pepper. [1/2 definitions] |
Bing cherry |
a variety of sweet, dark red cherry. |
biscuit |
(chiefly British) a small, thin, crisp, sweet cake baked from stiff dough. [1/4 definitions] |
bittersweet |
tasting sweet and bitter at the same time or successively. [1/5 definitions] |
blancmange |
a white, sweet milk pudding, thickened with cornstarch or gelatin and flavored with vanilla or rum. |
brioche |
a sweet, airy bun or roll made with butter, yeast, flour, and eggs. |
cake |
a sweet, baked food made with flour, sugar, and eggs, often in the form of a loaf or round layers. [1/4 definitions] |
calamus |
a wild iris known as the sweet flag, or its aromatic root. [1/3 definitions] |
camas |
any of various North American plants of the lily family that bear clusters of blue or white flowers and have a sweet edible bulb. [1/2 definitions] |
candied |
sweet in manner or expression; flattering. [1/2 definitions] |
candy bar |
a sweet in the form of a bar, often made of chocolate or of chocolate along with other ingredients such as caramel, nougat, nuts, and the like, eaten as a snack. |
caramelize |
to cook (food containing natural sugar) to the point wherein liquids and natural sugar are released and create a sweet and nutty-tasting brown syrup. [1/2 definitions] |
caramelized |
(of a vegetable or other food containing natural sugar) cooked to the point wherein liquids and natural sugar are released and create a sweet and nutty-tasting brown syrup. |
carob |
a tree of the eastern Mediterranean that bears long flat pods containing a sweet pulp and hard seeds. [1/2 definitions] |
casaba |
a variety of winter muskmelon with a yellow rind and sweet, white flesh. |
chenin blanc |
a dry to slightly sweet white wine. [1/2 definitions] |
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