Syrup

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A thick, sweet, sticky liquid, consisting of a sugar base, natural or artificial flavorings, and water.
  • n. The juice of a fruit or plant boiled with sugar until thick and sticky.
  • n. A concentrated solution of sugar in water, often used as a vehicle for medicine.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any thick liquid that is added to or poured over food as a flavouring and has a high sugar content. Also any viscous liquid.
  • n. A wig.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Same as sirup, sirupy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In medicine, a solution of sugar in water, made according to an officinal formula, whether simple, flavored, or medicated with some special therapeutic or compound.
  • n. The uncrystallizable fluid finally separated from crystallized sugar in the refining process, either by the draining of sugar in loaves, or by being forcibly ejected by the centrifugal apparatus in preparing moist sugar.
  • To sweeten with syrup; cover or mix with a syrup.
  • n. In cookery, a boiled solution of sugar and water in which fruits are often cooked.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a thick sweet sticky liquid
  • Equivalent
    syrupy   
    Verb Form
    syruped    syrupped    syrups   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sweetener    sweetening   
    Variant
    sirup    sirupy   
    Hyponym
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    stirrup   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    molasses    juice    honey    sauce    brandy    jelly    vanilla    soda    cocoa    chocolate