purple vs sugar

purple

verb
  • To turn purple in colour. 

  • To clothe in purple. 

  • To dye purple. 

noun
  • Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis). 

  • Purpura. 

  • The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana. 

  • Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk. 

  • Earcockle, a disease of wheat. 

  • A cardinalate. 

  • A color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta. 

  • Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red. 

  • Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity. 

  • Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings. 

adj
  • Completed in the fastest time so far in a given session. 

  • Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose. 

  • Mixed between social democrats and liberals. 

  • Imperial; regal. 

  • Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support. 

  • Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue. 

  • Blood-red; bloody. 

sugar

verb
  • To remove hair using a paste of sugar, water, and lemon juice. 

  • To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar. 

  • In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off. 

  • To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths. 

  • To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar. 

  • To compliment (a person). 

  • To make (something unpleasant) seem less so. 

noun
  • Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality. 

  • A term of endearment. 

  • Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink. 

  • A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink. 

  • Diabetes. 

  • Heroin. 

  • A specific variety of sugar. 

  • Affection shown by kisses or kissing. 

  • Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy. 

  • Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words. 

  • Syntactic sugar. 

intj
  • Used in place of shit! 

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