ALL meanings of candy
can·dy
C c - variable noun candy Candy is sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate. 3
- noun candy confectionery in general; sweets, chocolate, etc 3
- noun candy a person or thing that is regarded as being attractive but superficial 3
- verb candy to cause (sugar, etc) to become crystalline, esp by boiling or (of sugar) to become crystalline through boiling 3
- verb candy to preserve (fruit peel, ginger, etc) by boiling in sugar 3
- verb candy to cover with any crystalline substance, such as ice or sugar 3
- noun candy crystallized sugar made by boiling and evaporating cane sugar, syrup, etc. 3
- noun candy a sweet food, usually in small pieces or bars, made mainly from sugar or syrup, with flavoring, fruit, chocolate, nuts, etc. added 3
- noun candy a piece of such food 3
- verb transitive candy to cook in or with sugar or syrup, esp. to preserve, glaze, or encrust 3
- verb transitive candy to crystallize into or like sugar 3
- verb transitive candy to sweeten; make pleasant 3
- intransitive verb candy to become candied 3
- noun plural candy any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc. 1
- noun plural candy a single piece of such a confection. 1
- noun plural candy Slang. cocaine. 1
- noun plural candy someone or something that is pleasing or pleasurable, usually in a superficial way (often used in combination): The show is candy, but enjoy it for what it is. See also arm candy, ear candy, eye candy. 1
- verb with object candy to cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots. 1
- verb with object candy to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger. 1
- verb with object candy to reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down. 1
- noun candy sweet treat, confection 1
- verb with object candy to coat with sugar: to candy dates. 1
- transitive verb candy sweeten, preserve 1
- verb with object candy to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable. 1
- verb without object candy to become covered with sugar. 1
- verb without object candy to crystallize into sugar. 1
- noun candy a female given name. 1
- noun candy (uncountable, chiefly, US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors. 1
- noun candy (Uncountable Noun) (chiefly US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors. 0
- noun candy (Countable Noun) (chiefly US) A piece of confectionery of this kind. 0
- noun candy (Obsolete (No longer in use)) a unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally. 0
- verb candy (cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup. 0
- verb candy (Intransitive Verb) To have sugar crystals form in or on. 0
- verb candy (Intransitive Verb) To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass. 0