sugar cubes

Sweetener in lumps

Sugar cubes are small blocks of compressed sugar, typically white and uniformly shaped, designed for convenient single-serving sweetening of coffee or tea.

They dissolve when stirred into hot liquid.

She dropped two sugar cubes into her cup.

Sugar cubes also serve as a delivery method for liquid doses—famously, early LSD was distributed on sugar cubes.

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Opposites
form/texture

sugar cubesliquid sugar

Sweetener already dissolved

simple syrup · sugar syrup · granulated sugar · powdered sugar · molasses

taste/flavor profile

sugar cubessalt

Sodium chloride compound

vinegar · bitters · unsweetened · bitter pill · bitter pills

health/dietary perception

sugar cubessugar-free

Lacking added sweeteners

artificial sweetener · stevia · sugar substitute · whole foods · saccharin

Family

sugar, sugary, sugars, cubes, sugared, sugarcane, sugarcoat, sucrose, sugariness

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