sweet
see also TASTE - tasting like sugar: sweet sweet tea ◎ sweet white wine - something which tastes as if it has a lot of sugar in it is sugary ※ making sth sweet by adding sugar, etc SUGAR ※ not sweet - having a sharp taste like that of a lemon: sour These apples are rather sour. - having a sharp unpleasant taste: bitter bitter coffee - flavoured with salt or spices, not sugar: savoury (AmE savory) a savoury dish at the end of the meal ※ sweet things to eat - sweet food that is often served at the end of a meal: sweet, pudding, (more formal or AmE) dessert 'Would you like a sweet?' 'No thanks, just coffee please.' ◎ 'What's for pudding today?' 'Apple pie.' - a small piece of boiled sugar, chocolate, etc, that children like to eat: sweet I bought a packet of sweets. ※ more on sweets SWEETS - if you like sugar and sweet things a lot, you have a sweet tooth She has a sweet tooth - she loves cakes and sweets.
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