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| n. (person) | 1. henry sweet, sweet | English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912). |
| ~ phonetician | a specialist in phonetics. |
| n. (food) | 2. afters, dessert, sweet | a dish served as the last course of a meal. |
| ~ course | part of a meal served at one time.; "she prepared a three course meal" |
| ~ ambrosia | fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut. |
| ~ baked alaska | cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven. |
| ~ blancmange | sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded. |
| ~ charlotte | a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard. |
| ~ compote, fruit compote | dessert of stewed or baked fruit. |
| ~ dumpling | dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry. |
| ~ flan | open pastry filled with fruit or custard. |
| ~ frozen dessert | any of various desserts prepared by freezing. |
| ~ junket | dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet. |
| ~ mousse | a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream. |
| ~ pavlova | a dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped cream. |
| ~ peach melba | ice cream and peaches with a liqueur. |
| ~ whip | a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit. |
| ~ pudding | any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed. |
| ~ pud, pudding | (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally). |
| ~ sillabub, syllabub | sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor. |
| ~ tiramisu | an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate. |
| ~ sabayon, zabaglione | light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled. |
| ~ mould, mold | a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold.; "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold" |
| n. (food) | 3. confection, sweet | a food rich in sugar. |
| ~ dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy | something considered choice to eat. |
| ~ confectionery | candy and other sweets considered collectively.; "the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks" |
| ~ confiture | preserved or candied fruit. |
| ~ sweetmeat | a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry). |
| ~ candy, confect | a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts. |
| ~ hardbake | a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds. |
| ~ chewing gum, gum | a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing. |
| ~ candied apple, candy apple, caramel apple, taffy apple, toffee apple | an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar). |
| ~ centre, center | the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering. |
| ~ comfit | candy containing a fruit or nut. |
| ~ maraschino, maraschino cherry | cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur. |
| ~ nonpareil | colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. sugariness, sweet, sweetness | the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth. |
| ~ gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus.; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. sweet, sweetness | the property of tasting as if it contains sugar. |
| ~ taste property | a property appreciated via the sense of taste. |
| ~ saccharinity | the excessive sweetness of saccharin. |
| ~ sugariness | the sweetness of sugar. |
| adj. | 6. sweet | having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar. |
| ~ sugary | containing sugar.; "he eats too much sugary food" |
| ~ sweet | (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content.; "sweet dessert wines" |
| ~ cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly | overly sweet. |
| ~ sweetish | somewhat sweet. |
| ~ tasty | pleasing to the sense of taste.; "a tasty morsel" |
| adj. | 7. angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet | having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub.; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" |
| ~ lovable, loveable | having characteristics that attract love or affection.; "a mischievous but lovable child" |
| adj. | 8. dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet | pleasing to the ear.; "the dulcet tones of the cello" |
| ~ melodic, melodious, musical | containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody.; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" |
| adj. | 9. sweet | pleasing to the senses.; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child" |
| ~ pleasing | giving pleasure and satisfaction.; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" |
| adj. | 10. gratifying, sweet | pleasing to the mind or feeling.; "sweet revenge" |
| ~ pleasing | giving pleasure and satisfaction.; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" |
| adj. | 11. odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling | having a natural fragrance.; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" |
| ~ fragrant | pleasant-smelling. |
| adj. | 12. sweet | (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content.; "sweet dessert wines" |
| ~ sugary | containing sugar.; "he eats too much sugary food" |
| ~ sweet | having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar. |
| adj. | 13. fresh, sweet | not containing or composed of salt water.; "fresh water" |
| adj. | 14. fresh, sweet, unfermented | not soured or preserved.; "sweet milk" |
| ~ unsoured | not having turned bad. |
| adj. | 15. sugared, sweet, sweet-flavored, sweetened | with sweetening added. |
| ~ sugary | containing sugar.; "he eats too much sugary food" |
| adv. | 16. sweet, sweetly | in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly').; "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"; "talking sweet to each other" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ poesy, poetry, verse | literature in metrical form. |
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