molasses vs sugar water

molasses

noun
  • A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses. 

  • Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words. 

  • Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup. 

sugar water

noun
  • Water sweetened with sugar. 

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