sugar

nouncountable and uncountableB1UK /ˈʃʊɡə/ US /ˈʃʊɡɚ/

A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used as sweetener and preservative.
Any specific variety of sugar.
Any of various small, water-soluble carbohydrates such as are used by organisms for energy and various other purposes.
A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink.
A bowl or other container of sugar.
A term of endearment.
Affection shown by kisses or kissing.slang
Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.Southern, US, slang
Diabetes.informal
Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry.dated
Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
Heroin.US, slang
Money.US, dated, slang
Syntactic sugar.

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Sugar replaced honey as a sweetener.

One lump of sugar, please.