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sweet
  1. (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
  2. (countable, Britain) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
  3. (countable, Britain) A food eaten for dessert.
  4. sweetheart; darling.
  5. (obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
  6. (obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “We gave little Larry a sweet as a reward for being a good boy.”
      “I'm done with my steak. What will the sweet be for this evening?”
      “I bought you a special gift for our anniversary, my sweet.”
sweetie
  1. (often as a term of address) A person who is much loved.
  2. A sweetheart.
  3. A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.
  4. (childish) A sweet.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “In junior high, he'd begun calling all the females in his life sweetie, which might have seemed affected except that he made each feel she really was his sweetie.”
      “A sweetie as a treat is fine. And chocolate? Just a bit!”
      “Women tend to use such words as adorable, cute, lovely, sweet in describing people and objects and such vocatives as my dear, darling, sweetie.”
sweetheart
  1. A person who is always very kind.
  2. A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
  3. (US) A female member of a college or university fraternity.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Sally married Harry, her childhood sweetheart, and they lived together for many years thereafter.”
      “You look beautiful today as you always do, my sweetheart.”
      “She is such a sweetheart for always taking the time to visit us.”
sweetness
  1. The condition of being sweet or sugary.
  2. A pleasant disposition; kindness.
  3. (informal) Term of address for one's sweetheart.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Other jam flavors like apricot or raspberry also work well, contrasting the sweetness of the peach.”
      “He is touched by the sweetness of the old lady and keeps her company for the rest of the evening.”
      “The sincerity in her attitude, the sweetness in her actions, the purity of her heart, all somehow manifested before the eyes of the judges.”
sweetener
  1. Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.
  2. (informal) Something given or added to added to a deal to sweeten another's attitude, especially a bribe or kickback.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The politician was caught accepting a sweetener in exchange for granting the construction project to a particular company.”
      “New research suggests that the artificial sweetener aspartame may actually go to your head.”
      “Also don't give kids foods with the artificial sweetener aspartame, which can cause such side effects as excitability and mood swings.”
sweethearting
  1. (dated) courting; lovemaking
  2. (business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
sweetening
  1. See long sweetening and short sweetening.
  2. A sweetener.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “I could really use some sweetening in my coffee to give it a richer flavor and satisfy my sweet tooth.”
sweeting
  1. (obsolete) A sweet apple.
  2. (obsolete) A darling; term of endearment.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “I have never beheld anything that so closely and humiliatingly resembled the battle on the cambric square under the big sweeting.”
      “Donne and sweeting were quiet before you came, and would be quiet if you were gone.”
      “I am a lonely man, my sweeting, and I must settle some day when the wars are over and done.”
sweetstuff
  1. (dated) Any sweet, sugary edible; confectionery.
sweetling
  1. A small, sweet thing; sometimes used as a term of endearment.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The other crows call her sweetling and hushling, and give her cigarette ends to put in her little bag.”
      “As to the winding-up of the club, Im content to leave it in your hands, Sweetling.”
sweetmeat
  1. A sweet delicacy; a confection
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The rind of the bitter orange is used to make a sweetmeat with which we are all familiar.”
      “All that was lacking was our traditional sweetmeat, shortbread in a tartan tin.”
      “Last Divali, a friend told me about a large stapler pin found in a badam burfi bought from a well-known sweetmeat seller.”
sweets
  1. Confectionery, candy.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Our job in the enrobing room, which housed more than 300 workers, was to decorate all the sweets as they passed on conveyors.”
      “It is a haven for architecture aficionados and a gastronomic delight for lovers of sweets and desserts.”
      “A motley crew we looked with our sweets and drink we brought in our selves but they loved it.”
sweetkin
sweethearthood
  1. (rare) The time or state of being a sweetheart.
sweets
  1. A term of endearment; sweetheart.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Our job in the enrobing room, which housed more than 300 workers, was to decorate all the sweets as they passed on conveyors.”
      “It is a haven for architecture aficionados and a gastronomic delight for lovers of sweets and desserts.”
      “A motley crew we looked with our sweets and drink we brought in our selves but they loved it.”
sweetwort
  1. Any sweet-tasting plant.
sweetishness
  1. The quality of being sweetish.
sweety
sweete
  1. Obsolete spelling of sweet
sweeties
  1. plural of sweetie
  2. plural of sweety
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  4. Examples:
    1. “For some reason the Border towns showed particular prowess in making sweeties.”
      “Secondly, I would like to point out that we are not talking about sweeties, confectionery, or cakes, but about medicines and pharmaceuticals.”
      “We bought our usual drink, packet of sweeties, and bag of popcorn to share.”
sweethearts
  1. plural of sweetheart
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In the merchant marine figureheads portraying the skip's owner or builder and their wives, daughters, or sweethearts were popular.”
      “While other men had pictures of their sweethearts in their breast pockets, he carried a photo of a Queen Anne chair.”
      “The mother of one of the runaway teenage Hampshire sweethearts has herself vanished, the Daily Echo can reveal.”
sweetenings
sweetstuffs
  1. plural of sweetstuff
sweetlings
  1. plural of sweetling
sweetworts
  1. plural of sweetwort
sweeteners
  1. plural of sweetener
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Until recently we resorted to artificial sweeteners such as saccharine or aspartame, but never felt good about it.”
      “A number of artificial sweeteners, including saccharin, have been around for a long time.”
      “Whether aspartame or other sweeteners are related to this increase has yet to be determined.”
sweetmeats
  1. plural of sweetmeat
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Milk, rice, and Sri Lankan sweetmeats are set out in precise order, along with the slate on which the child will scrawl the letter.”
      “We learn of the medicinal importance of poultry and of the ritual significance of sponge cake and sweetmeats.”
      “This involved all kinds of sweetmeats, tarts, spiced cakes, and gingerbread, consumed with sweet wines.”
sweetnesses
sweetings
sweetkins
  1. plural of sweetkin
sweetes
  1. plural of sweete
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