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A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica , cultivated in temperate climates.
* c. 1378 , (William Langland), Piers Plowman :
* 1815 , (Jane Austen), Emma :
* 2013 , John Vallins, The Guardian , 28 Oct 2013:
Any of various tree-borne fruits or vegetables especially considered as resembling an apple; also (with qualifying words) used to form the names of other specific fruits such as (custard apple), (thorn apple) etc.
* 1658 , trans. Giambattista della Porta, Natural Magick , I.16:
* 1784 , (James Cook), A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean , II:
* 1825 , Theodric Romeyn Beck, Elements of Medical Jurisprudence , 2nd edition, p. 565:
The fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, eaten by Adam and Eve according to post-Biblical Christian tradition; the forbidden fruit.
* 1667 , (John Milton), Paradise Lost , Book X:
* 1985 , (Barry Reckord), The White Witch :
A tree of the genus Malus , especially one cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree.
* 1913 , John Weathers, Commercial Gardening , p. 38:
* 2000 PA Thomas, Trees: Their Natural History , p. 227:
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* 2012 , Terri Reid, The Everything Guide to Living Off the Grid , p. 77:
The wood of the apple tree.
(in the plural, Cockney rhyming slang) Short for apples and pears , slang for stairs.
(baseball, slang, obsolete) The ball in baseball.
(informal) When smiling, the round, fleshy part of the cheeks between the eyes and the corners of the mouth.
(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
(countable) When used to sweeten a drink, an amount of this substance approximately equal to five grams or one teaspoon.
(countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
(countable) A generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.
(countable)
(countable, slang) A kiss.
Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
(uncountable, informal) Diabetes.
(by extension) Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance.
Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
(US, regional) In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off .
As a proper noun apple
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(wikipedia apple)Alternative forms
* apl (Jamaican English)Noun
(en noun)- I prayed pieres to pulle adown an apple .
- Not that I had any doubt before – I have so often heard Mr. Woodhouse recommend a baked apple .
- Close by and under cover, I watched the juicing process. Apples were washed, then tipped, stalks and all, into the crusher and reduced to pulp.
- In Persia there grows a deadly tree, whose Apples are Poison, and present death.
- Otaheite […] is remarkable for producing great quantities of that delicious fruit we called apples , which are found in none of the others, except Eimeo.
- Hippomane mancinella. (Manchineel-tree.) Dr. Peysonnel relates that a soldier, who was a slave with the Turks, eat some of the apples of this tree, and was soon seized with a swelling and pain of the abdomen.
- Him by fraud I have seduced / From his Creator; and, the more to encrease / Your wonder, with an apple […].
- Woman ate the apple , and discovered sex, and lost all shame, and lift up her fig—leaf, and she must suffer the pains of hell. Monthly.
- If the grafted portion of an Apple or other tree were examined after one hundred years, the old cut surfaces would still be present, for mature or ripened wood, being dead, never unites.
- This allows a weak plant to benefit from the strong roots of another, or a vigorous tree (such as an apple ) to be kept small by growing on 'dwarfing rootstock'.
- Other fruit trees, like apples , need well-drained soil.
Derived terms
* Adam's apple * alligator apple * an apple a day, an apple a day keeps the doctor away * Apple * apples and oranges, apples to oranges (to compare ) * apples and pears * apple aphid, apple aphis * apple-bee * apple-berry * apple blight * apple blossom * apple borer * apple-box * apple brandy * apple brown tortrix * apple bud and leaf mite * apple bud moth * apple bud weevil * apple-bug * apple butter * apple cake * apple canker * applecart * apple charlotte * apple-cheeked * apple-cheese * apple cider * apple clearwing moth * apple core * apple-corer * apple-crook * apple crumble * appled * the apple doesn't fall far from the tree * apple domain * apple-domed * apple-dowdy * apple-drane, apple-drone * apple drops * apple dumpling * apple dumplin shop * apple-eating * apple-faced * apple-fallow * apple fly * apple fritter * apple fruit weevil * apple fruit rhynchites * apple-garth * apple geranium * apple grain aphid * apple-grass aphid * apple green, apple-green * apple-grey * apple-gum * apple head, applehead * apple-headed * apple ice wine * Apple Isle * apple-jack, applejack * apple jacks * apple jelly * apple jelly nodules * apple-john * apple juice * apple-knocker * apple leaf miner * appleless * apple liqueur * apple maggot * apple martini * apple midge * apple mint, applemint * apple-monger * apple-mose * apple-moss * apple-moth * apple nut * apple of Adam * apple of discord * apple of love * apple of Peru * apple of Sodom * apple of somebody's eye, apple of the eye * apple-oil * apple orchard * apple pandowdy * apple-pear * apple-peeler * apple-peru * apple pie * apple-plum * apple-polish * apple-polisher * apple-polishing * apple-pomice * apple potato bread * apple Punic * apple pygmy moth * apple root aphid * apple rust * apple rust mite * apples * apples and pears * apple sauce, applesauce * apple sawfly * apple scab * apple schnapps * apple-scoop * apple seed, appleseed * apple shell * apple small ermine moth * apple-snail * apple-slump * apple snow * apples of gold * apple of one's eye, apple of somebody's eye * Apples of the Hesperides * apple sourpuss * apple's queen * apple-squire * apple strudel * apple sucker * appletini * Appletise, Appletiser * apple tree * apple turnover * apple twig-cutter * (Apple Valley) * Apple Wassail * apple-water * apple wedger * apple weevil, apple blossom weevil * apple-wife * apple wine * apple-woman * applewood * apple worm * apple-wort * apple-yard * a rotten apple spoils the barrel * as sure as God made little apples, sure as God made little apples * bad apple * bake-apple, bakeapple, baked-apple * baking apple * Baldwin apple * balm-apple * balsam apple * bell apple * the Big Apple * bitter apple * blade apple * bob for apples * bobbing for apples * Bragi's apples * candied apple, candy apple * caramel apple * cashew apple * cedar apple * cedar-apple rust * cherry apple * chess-apple * cider-apple * common thorn apple * compare apples with apples * cooking apple * crab apple, crabapple * Criterion apple * custard apple * Dead-Sea apple * desert thorn-apple * dessert apple * devil's apple * devil's apples * earth-apple * eating apple * egg apple * elephant apple * golden apple * green apple aphid * hedge apple * hogapple * horseapple * how do you like them apples? * Indian apple * Jamaica apple * java apple * Jew's apple * John-apple * June-apple * kai apple * kangaroo apple * kei-apple * lady apple * the Little Apple * love apple * Macoun apple * mad apple * Malay apple * mamey apple * mammee apple * mandrake apple * May apple, mayapple * McIntosh * median apple * Micah Rood's apples * monkey apple * monkey apple tree * oak apple, oak-apple * Otaheite apple * pear-apple * Persian apple * Peruvian apple cactus * pineapple * pink fir apple * pitch apple * polish the apple * pond apple * potato apple, potato-apple * prairie apple * prairie crab apple * prickly custard apple * Punic apple * queen apple * road apple * road apples * rose apple * rotten apple * sage-apple * sea-apple * seven-year apple * sheld-apple, shell-apple * she'll be apples, she's apples * Snapple * snow apple * soap apple * sorb-apple * southern crab apple * star apple * stocking-apple * stone apple * sugar apple * sweet apple * taffy apple, toffee apple * thorn apple * toffee apple * tropical soda apple * vi-apple * vine apple * water apple * wax apple * Westbury apple * wild apple * wild balsam apple * wine apple * winter apple * wise apple * wolf apple * wood apple * woolly apple aphidSee also
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* (obsolete)Noun
- He usually has his coffee white with one sugar .
- I'll be with you in a moment, sugar .
- I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.
- Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste.
Derived terms
* * acid of sugar * acorn sugar * ambered sugar * amino sugar, aminosugar * anhydrosugar * anhydrous sugar * animal sugar * aphis-sugar * as sweet as sugar, sweet as sugar * baker's sugar * Barbados sugar * barley sugar, barley-sugar * bar sugar * bastard sugar * beechwood sugar * beetroot sugar * beet sugar, beet-sugar * berry sugar * besugar * birch sugar * black sugar * blanch sugar * blood sugar * brain sugar * blown sugar * boiled sugar * brown sugar * burnt sugar * candied sugar * candy sugar * cane sugar, cane-sugar * caramelised sugar, caramelized sugar * caramel sugar * caster sugar, castor sugar * CDP-sugar * centrifugal sugar * cinnamon sugar * clarified sugar * clayed sugar * coarse sugar * coffee sugar * colored sugar crystals * compound sugar * compressible sugar * confectioner's sugar, confectioners' sugar * corn sugar * corn sugar syrup * cracked sugar * crashed sugar * crude sugar * crushed sugar * crystalline sugar * crystallisable sugar, crystallizable sugar * crystallised sugar, crystallized sugar * crystal sugar * culinary sugar * cytidine diphosphosugar * date sugar, date-sugar * dehydrosugar * demerara sugar * deoxy sugar, desoxy sugar * desugar * diabetes sugar, diabetic sugar * double-refined sugar * double sugar * dTDP-sugar * English sugar * essence of sugar * feathered sugar * female sugar * fluid sugar * flying sugar * free sugar * form sugar * fruit sugar, fruit-sugar * gelatin sugar * granular sugar * granulated sugar * grape sugar, grape-sugar * green sugar * hard sugar * heart sugar * heavy sugar * hepatic sugar * high sugar * horse sugar * icing sugar * invert sugar * inverted sugar * kitchen sugar * lead-sugar * licorice sugar * liquid sugar * liver-sugar * loaf sugar, loaf-sugar * low sugar * lump of sugar * lump sugar * male sugar * malt sugar, malt-sugar * manna sugar * maple sugar, maple-sugar * milk sugar, milk-sugar * mill white sugar * modified Sheather's sugar flotation method * moist sugar * * mountain-ash sugar * muscovado sugar * muscle sugar * mushroom sugar * natural sugar * neither sugar nor salt * nest sugar, nest-sugar * nib sugar * nibbed sugar * nitrosugar * non-sugar, nonsugar * not made of sugar or salt * nucleoside-diphosphate sugar * oil sugar * palm sugar, palm-sugar * pearl sugar * pearled sugar * pectin sugar * perilla sugar * phosphosugar * pine sugar * polyisoprenyl phosphate sugar * potato sugar, potato-sugar * pounded sugar * powder sugar * powdered sugar * preserving sugar * pulled sugar * raw sugar * reducing sugar * refined sugar * refining sugar * refuse sugar * residual sugar * rimming sugar * RNA sugar * rock sugar * sanding sugar * sifted sugar * simple sugar * soft sugar * sorghum sugar * specific soluble sugar * spun sugar * stamped sugar * store sugar * strained sugar * starch sugar * strike of sugar * sugar-acarus * sugar acid * * sugar alcohol * sugar aldehyde * sugarallie, sugarally, sugarellie, sugarolly * sugar almond, sugar-almond * sugar and honey * * sugar-ant * sugar apple, sugar-apple * sugar aquatint * sugar-babe, sugar baby, sugar-baby * sugar-bag * sugar-bakehouse * sugar-baker * sugar-bakery * sugar band * sugar basin * sugar bean, sugar-bean * sugar beet * sugar berg * sugar berry, sugar-berry, sugarberry * sugar-birch * sugar bird, sugar-bird, sugarbird * sugar block * sugar boogers * sugar bowl * sugar-box * sugar-bread * sugar brother * sugar bush, sugar-bush, sugarbush * sugar-butter sauce * sugar buzz * sugar-cake * sugar camp, sugar-camp * sugar candian, sugar-candian * sugar-candied * sugar candy, sugar-candy * sugar cane, sugar-cane, sugarcane * sugar card * sugar-caster * sugar cataract * sugar chain * sugar charcoal * sugar-chest * * sugar-coat, sugarcoat * sugar-cone * sugar cookie * sugar core * sugar corn * * * sugar-creeper * * sugar-crusher * sugar crust * sugar cube, sugar-cube * sugar-cured * sugar daddy * sugar diabetes * sugar-disease * sugar-eater * sugar ester * sugar-free * sugar fungus * sugar-garden * sugargerry * sugar glass * sugar glider * sugar grass, sugar-grass * * sugar grove * sugar gum, sugar-gum * sugar hackberry * sugar high * * sugar honey ice tea * sugar-house, sugarhouse * sugar-icing liver * sugar indigestion * sugarish * sugar kelp * * * sugarleaf * sugarless * sugar-like * sugar-lime * sugar loaf, sugar-loaf, sugarloaf * sugar-louse * sugar lump, sugar-lump * sugarly * sugar mama, sugar mamma, sugar momma, sugar mummy * sugar-man * sugar maple, sugar-maple * sugar-meat * sugar melon, sugar-melon * sugar mill * sugar-millet * sugar mimic * sugar mite, sugar-mite * * sugar mouse * sugar nib * sugar nip * sugar nippers * sugar-non-specific nuclease * * sugar of acorns * sugar of Alisaunder * sugar of Babylon * sugar of Barbary * sugar of Candy * sugar of Cipre * sugar of flesh * sugar of iron * sugar of lead * sugar of Marrokes * sugar of milk * sugar of muscle * sugar of Saturn * sugar of steel * sugar on snow, sugar-on-snow * sugar orchard, sugar-orchard * sugar palm * sugar paper, sugar-paper * sugar pea * sugar-pear * sugar pease * sugar-pellet * sugar-penide * sugar-phosphatase * sugar-pie * sugar pill * sugar pine, sugar-pine * sugar plantation * sugar-plate * sugar plum, sugar-plum, sugarplum * sugar pucker * sugar puff * Sugar Puffs * sugar-pumpkin * sugar push * sugar quartz * sugar rag * sugar-reed * sugar-refiner * sugar refinery, sugar-refinery * sugar-refining * sugar residue * * sugar-roll * sugar royal * sugar-roset * sugar rush * sugar sack * sugar sand * sugar-sensitivity * sugar shack, sugar shanty * sugar shell * sugar sifter * * sugar snap, sugar snap pea * sugar snow * sugar-snuff * sugar soap * sugar-sop * sugar sorghum * sugar-spar * sugar-spirit * sugar spoon * sugar squirrel * sugar stick * sugar substitute * sugar sumac * sugar-sweet * sugar syrup * sugar-teat * sugar test * sugar thermometer * sugartime * sugar tit, sugar-tit * sugar tongs * sugar tree, sugar-tree * sugar trough * sugar tumor, sugar tumour * * sugar vase * sugar-vinegar * sugar-wash * sugar water, sugar-water * sugar-weather * sugar weed * sugar-wood * sugar-work * sugar-worm * sugar-wrack * sugary * superfine sugar * superior sugar * * syntactic sugar * table sugar * threshold sugar * triple sugar iron agar * true sugar * turbinado sugar * uncrystallisable sugar, uncrystallizable sugar * unrefined sugar * urine sugar * vanilla sugar * white sugar * wood sugar, wood-sugar * yellow sugarVerb
(en verb)- John heavily sugars his coffee.
- She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.