sugar

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/noun

A sweet crystalline substance made from sugar cane or sugar beet and added to food and drinks.

Example sentences

“She stirred two spoonfuls of sugar into her tea.”
“This cake recipe calls for brown sugar instead of white.”

Uncountable when it means the substance. 'Two sugars' in an order means two spoonfuls or lumps in a drink.

Related words

flourA fine powder made by grinding grain, especially wheat, or other foods such as potatoes, used for baking bread, cakes, and pastry.pepperA sharp-tasting spice made from the dried, fermented, unripe berries of the pepper plant.doughA soft, thick mixture, mainly of flour combined with liquid and other ingredients like eggs or butter, that is shaped and baked.onionA round vegetable of the garlic family, made of strong-smelling layers, eaten cooked or raw and used to flavour food.yeastA tiny living fungus used in baking to make bread rise and in making beer and wine.garlicA plant in the onion family whose strong-smelling bulb is widely used to flavor food.