sugar water

Hummingbird feeder fill

Sugar water is water with sugar dissolved in it.

The mixture serves as a simple syrup for feeding hummingbirds or bees, sweetening drinks, or making candy.

She filled the hummingbird feeder with sugar water.

The term sometimes dismisses overly sweetened beverages: That sports drink is just sugar water.

sweetener

sucrose

Glucose-fructose disaccharide

honey · nectar · simple syrup · hummingbird feeder · dissolve · saturated · concentration · ratio · granulated · corn syrup

solution

dilute

Reduce by adding solvent

solvent · concentration · saturation · clear · liquid · stir · blend · infuse · supersaturated · crystallize

feeding

hummingbird

Small nectar-feeding hoverer

attract · wildlife · backyard · red dye · migration · energy source

hydration

drink

Consumable liquid

refreshment · rehydrate · fluids · electrolytes · energy drink · sports drink · recovery · replenish · thirst · quench

folk remedy

colic

Spasmodic abdominal distress

hiccups · teething · grandmother · traditional · homemade · calm · comfort

Categories
Opposites
sweetness/flavor content

sugar waterplain water

Unadorned drinking liquid

pure water · tap water · distilled water · mineral water

nutritional complexity

sugar waterbone broth

Simmered skeletal liquid

vegetable juice · fruit juice · protein shake · green smoothie · electrolyte solution

bitterness/taste quality

sugar watersalt water

H2O with sodium chloride

vinegar water · plain water · tonic water · brine · black coffee

Family

water, sugar, sugary, sugars, aquatic, sugared, saccharine, hydrate, sugaring

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