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confection

/ confection /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
Type of:
creating from raw materials
Derived:
concoct cook up confect comfit
noun Sense 2
a food rich in sugar
Type of:
dainty delicacy goody
Kinds of:
confiture sweetmeat candy hardbake chewing gum
verb Sense 3
make into a confection
"This medicine is home-confected"
Type of:
assemble piece put together
Derived:
concoction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
2
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creating from raw materials dainty delicacy goody confiture sweetmeat candy hardbake chewing gum assemble piece put together