Definitions for treacle

treacle trea·cle

Spelling: [tree-kuh l]
IPA: /ˈtri kəl/

Treacle is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 204 anagrams from letters in treacle (aceelrt).

Definitions for treacle

noun

  1. contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
  2. British. molasses, especially that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining. Also called golden syrup. a mild mixture of molasses, corn syrup, etc., used in cooking or as a table syrup.
  3. Pharmacology Obsolete. any of various medicinal compounds, formerly used as antidotes for poison.

Origin of treacle

1275-1325; Middle English, variant of triacle antidote Middle French, Old French Latin thēriaca Greek thēriakḗ, noun use of feminine of thēriakós concerning wild beasts, equivalent to thērí(o

Examples for treacle

treacle, you hear: and for that matter, Martha has no jam to give!

Add two table-spoonfuls of treacle to a pint of milk, and when ready to boil, stir it briskly over the fire till it curdles.

It dripped down from my head to my toes in slow motion, as if treacle had been poured over me.

These may be served with jam, treacle, butter and sugar, or with a sweet sauce.

Meg, if you start in your honest-English vein, I shall throw the treacle at you.

His treacle paintings simultaneously evoke heaven, Candy Land—that beloved childhood board game—and a Katy Perry video.

Does she still devour her—er—washing flannels and treacle for breakfast?

Give it brimstone and treacle and a cupful of wormwood and camomile.

Round, like a—like a washing-flannel, and swimming in treacle.

This love for creatures is often for the heart and soul what treacle is to the wings of a fly!

Word Value for treacle
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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