Candy vs Toast - What's the difference?
candy | toast |
(uncountable, chiefly, US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
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(countable, chiefly, US) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
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(cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.
To have sugar crystals form in or on.
To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
(obsolete) a unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.
Toasted bread.
A proposed salutation (e.g. to say "cheers") while drinking alcohol.
A person, group, or notable object to which a salutation with alcohol is made; a person or group held in similar esteem.
(slang) Something that will be no more; something subject to impending destruction, harm or injury.
(slang, Jamaica) Extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.
(computing) A transient, pop-up informational window
To lightly cook by browning via direct exposure to a fire or other heat source.
To grill, lightly cook by browning specifically under a grill or in a toaster
To engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something.
To warm thoroughly.
(slang, Jamaica) To perform extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.
As a proper noun candy
is a pet form of the female given name candace or candice.As a noun toast is
toast (toasted bread or salutation).candy
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) sucre candi ("candy sugar"), from (etyl) .Noun
Synonyms
* (confection) confectionery, sweets (British), lollies (Australia), sugar candy (US) * (piece of candy) sweet (British), lolly (Australia)Derived terms
* arm candy * bee candy * brain candy * candy ass * candy cane * candy floss * candy man * candy store * candy stripe * candy striper * cotton candy * ear candy * eye candy * hard candy * like taking candy from a baby * nose candy * rock candy * sugar candyVerb
- Fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* candeeNoun
(candy)Synonyms
* mauneeAnagrams
*toast
English
Noun
(-)- I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.
- All toasters toast toast .
- At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.
- He was the toast of high society.
- If I ever get my hands on the guy that stole my wallet, he’s toast !
Derived terms
* french toast * propose a toast * Texas toast * toaster * toast of the townVerb
(en verb)- We liked to toast marshmallows around the campfire.
- Top with cheese and toast under the grill for a few minutes.
- We toasted the happy couple many times over the course of the evening.
- I toasted my feet by the fire.