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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 sauce made by cooking apples until they are soft. |
| aromatic |
of or having an aroma, esp. a fragrant or sweet one. [1/3 definitions] |
| bee |
a flying insect that sometimes stings. Some kinds of bees make honey from the sweet liquid they get from flowers. |
| 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 |
a small, round-shaped bread for one person made with baking powder or baking soda instead of yeast. Biscuits are not usually sweet. [2/3 definitions] |
| bitter |
having a strong taste that is neither sweet nor sour. [1/2 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. |
| bun |
a small form of bread made for one person. Some kinds of buns are plain and some are sweet. |
| cake |
a sweet food made of batter and cooked in an oven. [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 |
a sweet food made of sugar, or some other sweet substance, and flavors such as chocolate. |
| 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] |
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