Synonyms of the word

confection

• n. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar,…
• n. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
• n. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
• n. (dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition…
• n. (dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious,…
• n. (pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
• v. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.

assemble

• v. (transitive) To put together.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To gather as a group.
• v. (computing) to translate from assembly language to machine code.

comfit

• n. A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar.
• v. (transitive) To preserve dry with sugar.
• n. (Australia) A computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force.

concoction

• n. (obsolete) Digestion (of food etc.).
• n. The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
• n. A mixture prepared in such a way.
• n. Something made-up, an invention.
• n. (obsolete, figuratively) The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
• n. (obsolete, medicine) Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.
• n. (obsolete) The act of perfecting or maturing.

confect

• v. To make up, prepare, compound, construct, assemble, form, mix, mingle or put together by combining ingredients…
• v. (obsolete) To make into a confection; to prepare as a candy, sweetmeat, preserve, or the like.
• n. (obsolete) A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection,…

dainty

• n. (obsolete) Esteem, honour.
• n. A delicacy.
• n. (Canada, Prairies and northwestern Ontario) A fancy cookie, pastry, or square served at a social event…
• n. (obsolete) An affectionate term of address.
• adj. (obsolete) Excellent; valuable, fine.
• adj. Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
• adj. Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.

delicacy

• n. The quality of being delicate.
• n. Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting…
• n. Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
• n. Frailty of health or fitness.
• n. Refinement in taste or discrimination.
• n. Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.

goody

• interj. Used to indicate pleasure or delight.
• n. (informal) A small amount of something good to eat.
• n. (informal) Any small, usually free, item.
• n. (Ireland) Pudding made by boiling bread in milk with sugar and spices.
• n. (obsolete) goodwife, a 17th-century puritan honorific.
• n. (informal) Protagonist or hero.
• n. An American fish, the lafayette or spot.

kickshaw

• n. A dainty or delicacy.
• n. A trinket or gewgaw.

piece

• n. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
• n. A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
• n. (chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished…
• n. A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
• n. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
• n. An artillery gun.
• n. (US, colloquial) A gun.
• n. (US, Canada, colloquial, short for hairpiece) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
• n. (Scotland, Ireland, Britain dialectal, US dialectal) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its…
• n. (US, colloquial, vulgar) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
• n. (US, colloquial, mildly vulgar, short for piece of crap/piece of shit) A shoddy or worthless object (usually…
• n. (US, slang) A cannabis pipe.
• n. (baseball) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the…
• n. (dated, sometimes derogatory) An individual; a person.
• n. (obsolete) A castle; a fortified building.
• n. (US) A pacifier.
• n. (colloquial) A distance.
• v. (transitive, usually with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).
• v. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
• v. (slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.

sweet

• adj. Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
• adj. Having a taste of sugar.
• adj. Containing a sweetening ingredient.
• adj. (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
• adj. Not having a salty taste.
• adj. Having a pleasant smell.
• adj. Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
• adj. Having a pleasant sound.
• adj. Having a pleasing disposition.
• adj. Having a helpful disposition.
• adj. (mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
• adj. (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
• adj. (informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated, enamored (followed by with), fond (followed by of).
• adj. (obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish.
• adj. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
• adv. In a sweet manner.
• n. (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
• n. (countable, Britain) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
• n. (countable, Britain) A food eaten for dessert.
• n. sweetheart; darling.
• n. (obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
• n. (obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

tack

• n. A small nail with a flat head.
• n. A thumbtack.
• n. (sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
• n. (nautical) The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
• n. (nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
• n. A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
• n. (nautical) The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes…
• n. (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
• n. (nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled;…
• n. Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated…
• n. (manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive…
• n. Hardtack.
• n. That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
• n. (law, Scotland) A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
• n. (obsolete) Confidence; reliance.
• v. To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
• v. To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
• v. (nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes…
• v. To add something as an extra item.
• v. Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.
• n. A stain; a tache.
• n. (obsolete) A peculiar flavour or taint.
• n. (colloquial) That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy.

treat

• v. (intransitive) To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
• v. (intransitive) To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
• v. (transitive) To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To entreat or beseech (someone).
• v. (transitive) To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.
• v. (transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to;…
• v. (transitive) To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.
• v. (transitive) To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in…
• v. To provide something special and pleasant.
• n. An entertainment, outing, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.
• n. An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.
• n. (obsolete) A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation.
• n. (obsolete) An entreaty.