any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.

a single piece of such a confection.

Slang . cocaine.

someone or something that is pleasing or pleasurable, usually in a superficial way (often used in combination)

eye candy.

to cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots.

to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.

to reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down.

to coat with sugar

to candy dates.

to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable.

to become covered with sugar.

to crystallize into sugar.

noun

bonbon , confectionery , confit , hokum , jawbreaker , sweet , sweetmeat , bar , brittle , caramel , chocolate , comfit , confect , confection , congeal , crystallize , flatter , fondant , fudge , granulate , gumdrop , kiss , licorice , lollipop , mint , praline , rock , sourball , sugar plum , sweeten , taffy , toffee

verb

gild , honey , sugar , sugarcoat