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CONFECTION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

Synonyms:

concoction; confection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("confection" is a kind of...):

creating from raw materials (the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it)

Derivation:

confect; confection (make into a confection)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A food rich in sugar

Synonyms:

confection; sweet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("confection" is a kind of...):

dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; treat (something considered choice to eat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "confection"):

confectionery (candy and other sweets considered collectively)

confiture (preserved or candied fruit)

sweetmeat (a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry))

candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)

hardbake (a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds)

chewing gum; gum (a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing)

candied apple; candy apple; caramel apple; taffy apple; toffee apple (an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar))

center; centre (the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering)

comfit (candy containing a fruit or nut)

maraschino; maraschino cherry (cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur)

nonpareil (colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make into a confection

Example:

This medicine is home-confected

Synonyms:

comfit; confect; confection

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "confection" is one way to...):

assemble; piece; put together; set up; tack; tack together (create by putting components or members together)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

confection (the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components)

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