confection
English Thesaurus
1. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components (noun.act)
hypernym | : | creating from raw materials, |
definition | : | the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it (noun.act) |
2. a food rich in sugar (noun.food)
hyponym | : | confectionery, |
definition | : | candy and other sweets considered collectively (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | confiture, |
definition | : | preserved or candied fruit (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | sweetmeat, |
definition | : | a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry) (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | candy, confect, |
definition | : | a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | hardbake, |
definition | : | a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | chewing gum, gum, |
definition | : | a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | center, centre, |
definition | : | the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | comfit, |
definition | : | candy containing a fruit or nut (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | nonpareil, |
definition | : | colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies (noun.food) |
3. make into a confection (verb.creation)
4. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components (noun.act)
derivation | : | concoct, |
definition | : | make a concoction (of) by mixing (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | concoct, cook up, |
definition | : | prepare or cook by mixing ingredients (verb.creation) |
5. make into a confection (verb.creation)
derivation | : | concoction, confection, |
definition | : | the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components (noun.act) |
6. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components (noun.act)
derivation | : | concoct, |
definition | : | make a concoction (of) by mixing (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | concoct, cook up, |
definition | : | prepare or cook by mixing ingredients (verb.creation) |
7. make into a confection (verb.creation)
derivation | : | concoction, confection, |
definition | : | the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components (noun.act) |
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