confection
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a food rich in sugar
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Sense 2 verb
make into a confection
This medicine is home-confected
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Sense 3 noun
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | treat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | confectionery |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | confiture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sweetmeat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | candy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hardbake |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | candied apple |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | centre |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | comfit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | maraschino |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nonpareil |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | confection |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | assemble |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | concoct |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | confection |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cook up |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | creating from raw materials |