sugarplums
Sweet Christmas treats
Sugarplums are small round candies, traditionally made of boiled sugar with fruit or nuts inside.
The word survives mainly through "The Night Before Christmas," where visions of sugarplums dance in children's heads.
By extension, sugarplum can mean any enticing fantasy or sweet reward: Dreams of promotion were the sugarplums that kept her working late.
Filled chocolate candy
- marzipanSweetened ground nut confection
- candiedPreserved by sugar-coating
- pralineNut and sugar candy
- nougatNut-studded whipped candy
truffle · comfit · sweetmeat · fondant · caramel · fudge · toffee · gumdrops
Classical dance on pointe
- ClaraName meaning clear
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- tutuShort projecting dance skirt
Tchaikovsky · pointe · ballerina · arabesque · pas de deux · jeté · plié · cavalier
Cheerfully celebratory
- stockingsFitted leg coverings
- carolsFestive religious songs
- wassailSpiced holiday beverage
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
ornaments · tinsel · visions · children · dreams · Eve · holiday · December
Imagined or prophetic sights
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
fancy · enchantment · imagination · childhood · magical · wonderland · fairytale · anticipation
bonbon
Filled chocolate candy
nougat · truffle · comfit · sweetmeat · fondant · caramel · fudge · toffee · gumdrops · jellybeans
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
- ClaraName meaning clear
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
Tchaikovsky · tutu · pointe · ballerina · arabesque · pas de deux · jeté · plié · cavalier · variation
festive
Cheerfully celebratory
Advent · ornaments · tinsel · visions · children · dreams · Eve · holiday · December · gifts
visions
Imagined or prophetic sights
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
whimsy · fancy · enchantment · imagination · childhood · magical · wonderland · fairytale · anticipation · delight
- candyhard candy, lollipop, Twix, caramels, M&M's
- sweetscandy, candies, chocolates, chocolate, fudge
- Victorian sweetsVictoria sponge, Christmas pudding, figgy pudding, trifle, syllabub
- Fantasy & Dreamsfairy tales, magic, fairies, pixie dust, enchantment
sugarplumsbitter pill
Difficult thing to accept
sour grapes · wormwood · castor oil · gall · vinegar
sugarplumsswitches
Circuit opening devices
nightmares · punishments · bogeymen · horrors · worries
sugarplumsvegetables
Edible plants, not fruits
health food · kale · spinach · wheatgrass · bitter greens