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CONFECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
Synonyms:
concoction; confection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("confection" is a kind of...):
creating from raw materials (the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it)
Derivation:
confect; confection (make into a confection)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A food rich in sugar
Synonyms:
confection; sweet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("confection" is a kind of...):
dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; treat (something considered choice to eat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "confection"):
confectionery (candy and other sweets considered collectively)
confiture (preserved or candied fruit)
sweetmeat (a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry))
candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)
hardbake (a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds)
chewing gum; gum (a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing)
candied apple; candy apple; caramel apple; taffy apple; toffee apple (an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar))
center; centre (the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering)
comfit (candy containing a fruit or nut)
maraschino; maraschino cherry (cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur)
nonpareil (colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make into a confection
Example:
This medicine is home-confected
Synonyms:
comfit; confect; confection
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "confection" is one way to...):
assemble; piece; put together; set up; tack; tack together (create by putting components or members together)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
confection (the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components)
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