|  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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