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boiled sweet

boiled sweet noun: a hard sweet, made by boiling sugar, which gradually dissolves when sucked.

Noun

boiled sweet (plural boiled sweets)

  1. (UK) A hard sweet, made by boiling sugar, which gradually dissolves when sucked.
    Synonyms:
    hard candy

Synonyms of boiled sweet

Forms of boiled sweet

pluralboiled sweets

Questions about boiled sweet

What does boiled sweet mean?
Boiled sweet means a hard sweet, made by boiling sugar, which gradually dissolves when sucked.
What part of speech is boiled sweet?
Boiled sweet is a noun.
What is the plural of boiled sweet?
The plural of boiled sweet is boiled sweets.

Words near boiled sweet in the dictionary

  1. boiled rag
  2. boiled rags
  3. boiled shirt
  4. boiled shirts
  5. boiled someone's piss
  6. boiled sweet
  7. boiled sweets
  8. boiled the ocean
  9. boiled up
  10. boiler
  11. boiler cupboard

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