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ROCK CANDY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("rock candy" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)

Synonyms:

rock; rock candy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("rock candy" is a kind of...):

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

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