<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>plural: candies</li><li>any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.</li><li>a single piece of such a confection.</li><li>Slang: cocaine.</li><li>someone or something that is pleasing or pleasurable, usually in a superficial way (often used in combination): arm candy, ear candy, eye candy.</li><li>The show is candy, but enjoy it for what it is.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>candied, candying</li><li>to cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots.</li><li>to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.</li><li>to reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down.</li><li>to coat with sugar: to candy dates.</li><li>to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>candied, candying</li><li>to become covered with sugar.</li><li>to crystallize into sugar.</li></ul>