• noun:   the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
• noun:   a food rich in sugar
• noun:   English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
• noun:   the property of containing sugar
• noun:   a dish served as the last course of a meal
• adjective:   pleasing to the senses

  Example: "The sweet song of the lark"

• adjective:   (used of wines) having a sweet taste
• adjective:   having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)
• adjective:   one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey
• adjective:   not having a salty taste

  Example: "Sweet water"

• adjective:   pleasing to the mind or feeling

  Example: "Sweet revenge"

• adjective:   not soured or preserved

  Example: "Sweet milk"

• adjective:   with sweetening added
• adjective:   having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

  Example: "A sweet disposition"

• adjective:   pleasing to the ear
• adjective:   having a natural fragrance
• adverb:   in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')

  Example: "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 7692 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #932)

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