sugar cube

Dissolving tea sweetener

A sugar cube is a small block of compressed sugar, typically white and roughly cubic, designed for convenient portioning in hot beverages: She dropped two sugar cubes into her tea.

Sugar cubes dissolve more slowly than granulated sugar and are associated with formal tea service.

form

block

Solid mass, or impede

geometric · cuboid · portioned · unit · piece · segment · tablet · serving · dose · measure

sweetening

tea

Steeped leaf beverage

demitasse · café · teacup · saucer · spoon · tongs · bowl · service · hospitality · sweeten

refined

white

Absence of pigment

crystalline · granulated · beet · cane · confectioner's · loaf · mill · refinery · bleached · industrial

cultural

absinthe

Wormwood-flavored green liqueur

  • fountainWater-spouting structure
  • loucheDubiously attractive, morally suspect
  • bohemianArtistic nonconformist type

Parisian · ritual · ceremony · old-fashioned · champagne · equestrian · treat · reward

dissolving

soluble

Able to dissolve

absorb · infuse · dilute · dissolving · saturate · dispersible · plop · swirl · disintegrate · vanish

Categories
Opposites
form/shape of sugar

sugar cubegranulated sugar

Refined crystalline sweetening agent

sugar syrup · simple syrup · powdered sugar · sugar crystals · caster sugar

taste quality

sugar cubebitter pill

Difficult thing to accept

lemon wedge · vinegar · unsweetened · quinine · bitters

health/dietary perception

sugar cubeartificial sweetener

Manufactured sugar replacement

Family

sugar, cube, sugary, sugared, saccharine, cubic, cubed, sugarcane, sugaring

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G