Definitions for Candy

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Candy can·dy

Spelling: [kan-dee]

IPA: /ˈkæn di/

Candy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in Candy (acdny).

Definitions for Candy

noun

1. any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
2. a single piece of such a confection.
3. Slang. cocaine.
4. someone or something that is pleasing or pleasurable, usually in a superficial way (often used in combination): See also arm candy, ear candy, eye candy.
5. a female given name.

verb (used with object)

1. to cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots.
2. to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.
3. to reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down.
4. to coat with sugar:
5. to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable.

verb (used without object)

1. to become covered with sugar.
2. to crystallize into sugar.

Origin of Candy

1225-75; Middle English candi, sugre candi candied sugar Middle French sucre candi; candi ≪ Arabic qandī Persian qandi sugar Sanskrit khaṇḍakaḥ sugar candy

Examples for Candy

In fact, that candy store is heavy industry, with all the mess that entails.

She should have the candy cock, but must promise not to say a word if she took it.

Of what value are milk, cream, and butter in the making of candy?

Not just a candy factory but a candy store, and everything in it free.

These medications will not continue to work when we need them if they are handed out like candy.

A box of candy against a good cigar, they are a stolid married couple.

Meanwhile younger, lighter colors evoke citrus and tree fruits, candy sugars and vanilla toffee.

In the choice between free candy shops and human beings, candy is still coming first.

What care should be exercised in the use of colorings in candy?

As for the child, he gave himself wholly to the enjoyment of a stick of candy.