Confect
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Entry:confect
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
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Synonyms:candy, confect.
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Hypernym:confection, sweet.
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Hyponym:candy bar, carob bar, hard candy, brandyball, patty, bonbon, brittle, toffee, toffy, butterscotch, candy cane, candy corn, caramel, candyfloss, cotton candy, spun sugar, dragee, dragee, fondant, fudge, gumdrop, honey crisp, mint, mint candy, horehound, jelly bean, jelly egg, candy kiss, kiss, licorice, liquorice, life saver, all-day sucker, lollipop, sucker, lozenge, marshmallow, marchpane, marzipan, nougat, nougat bar, nut bar, peanut bar, popcorn ball, praline, rock candy, rock, rock candy, sugar candy, sugarplum, taffy, chocolate truffle, truffle, turkish delight, easter egg.
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Entry:confect
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Part of Speech:verb
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Definition:make into a confection
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Synonyms:comfit, confect, confection.
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Sample Sentences:This medicine is home-confected.
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Hypernym:assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together.
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Derivationally related form:concoction, confection, concoction, confection.