Sweets
Sweets has 26 English words, such as biscuit, butterscotch, chewing gum, and cookie. Learn them with pictures, IPA, meanings and example sentences.
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All 26 words in Sweets
biscuit
A small, usually sweet, crisp baked food, often eaten with tea or coffee.
I had a biscuit with my tea.
butterscotch
A sweet made from butter and brown sugar, often eaten as a hard candy or used as a flavor.
I chose a butterscotch pudding for dessert.
chewing gum
a soft, flavored substance that you chew but do not swallow
I bought some chewing gum to freshen my breath.
cookie/ˈkʊki/n
n. biscuit, sweet baked good
cotton candy
A fluffy sweet made from spun sugar, usually served on a stick.
At the fair, we shared a bag of cotton candy.
crepe/kɹeɪp/
A crepe is a very thin, delicate type of pancake that can be wrapped around sweet or savory fillings.
croissant/kɹəˈsɑnt/
A croissant is a buttery, flaky crescent-shaped pastry of French origin.
fruit cream
A sweet dessert or topping made by combining fruit with cream.
We served fruit cream with fresh berries after dinner.
fruit drops
Small, hard candies flavored with fruit, usually eaten as sweets.
I bought a bag of fruit drops to share with the children.
gummy candy
A gummy candy is a soft, chewy sweet made from gelatin or similar ingredients, often shaped like fruit or animals.
I bought a bag of gummy candy shaped like bears for the movie.
hard candy
A hard candy is a solid sweet made by boiling sugar and other ingredients until they become hard.
She offered me a hard candy after lunch.
ice cream/ˈaɪs kɹˈiːm/n
A sweet, cold food made from milk and cream.
jelly beans
Small, bean-shaped candies with a soft, chewy center and a hard, colorful coating.
I bought a small bag of jelly beans at the candy shop.
lollipop
a piece of hard candy on a stick, usually made to be slowly sucked
The child slowly enjoyed a bright red lollipop.
mint candy
A small sweet with a mint flavor, often eaten to freshen the breath.
She offered me a mint candy after lunch.
muffin/ˈmʌfɪn/
n. a small round cake baked in a deep cup-shaped tin, often containing fruit or chocolate.
pastry/ˈpeɪstri/n
A food made from a mixture of flour, fat, and water that is baked and often used for pies and tarts.
penny candy
Small pieces of candy sold individually for a penny, especially in the past.
As a child, I spent my allowance on penny candy at the corner store.
popsicle
a frozen sweet treat made from flavored water or juice and served on a stick
On a hot afternoon, I bought a popsicle from the ice-cream truck.
sherbet candy
a sweet confectionery, often a small tablet or lollipop, filled or coated with tangy, fizzy sherbet powder
I bought a packet of sherbet candy at the market because I love its tangy, fizzy taste.
sprinkles
Small, colorful pieces of sugar or candy used to decorate sweet foods.
She added colorful sprinkles to the cupcakes.
swiss roll
A swiss roll is a soft, thin sponge cake spread with cream or jam and rolled into a log shape.
We shared a chocolate swiss roll after dinner.
tart/tɑɹt/
adj. sour, sharp, acid in taste or in tone; n. pastry, dessert, an open pastry case with a sweet or savoury filling
waffle/ˈwɑfəl/
A waffle is a crisp batter cake baked in a special patterned iron, or it can mean talking at length without saying anything important.
waffle cone
A crisp, cone-shaped container made from thin waffle batter, used for serving ice cream.
She chose a waffle cone for her strawberry ice cream.
whipped cream
A light, fluffy cream made by beating cream, usually with sugar, and used as a topping.
We topped the hot chocolate with whipped cream.