CONFECTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
   Synonym(s)
   • concoction (what does concoction mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) confection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • creating from raw materials (what does creating from raw materials mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • concoct (what does concoct mean?)
   • cook up (what does cook up mean?)
   • concoct (what does concoct mean?)
   • confect (what does confect mean?)
   • confection (what does confection mean?)
   • comfit (what does comfit mean?)
   • confect (what does confect mean?)
   • confection (what does confection mean?)
   • comfit (what does comfit mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a food rich in sugar
   Synonym(s)
   • confectionery (what does confectionery mean?)
   • sweet (what does sweet mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) confection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dainty (what does dainty mean?)
   • delicacy (what does delicacy mean?)
   • goody (what does goody mean?)
   • kickshaw (what does kickshaw mean?)
   • treat (what does treat mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • confiture (what does confiture mean?)
   • sweetmeat (what does sweetmeat mean?)
   • candy (what does candy mean?)
   • hardbake (what does hardbake mean?)
   • chewing gum (what does chewing gum mean?)
   • gum (what does gum mean?)
   • candied apple (what does candied apple mean?)
   • candy apple (what does candy apple mean?)
   • taffy apple (what does taffy apple mean?)
   • caramel apple (what does caramel apple mean?)
   • toffee apple (what does toffee apple mean?)
   • center (what does center mean?)
   • centre (what does centre mean?)
   • comfit (what does comfit mean?)
   • maraschino (what does maraschino mean?)
   • maraschino cherry (what does maraschino cherry mean?)
   • nonpareil (what does nonpareil mean?)

CONFECTION as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make into a confection
   Synonym(s)
   • comfit (what does comfit mean?)
   • confect (what does confect mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This medicine is home-confected
   Hypernyms(s) confection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • assemble (what does assemble mean?)
   • piece (what does piece mean?)
   • put together (what does put together mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   • tack together (what does tack together mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • confection (what does confection mean?)
   • concoction (what does concoction mean?)
   • confection (what does confection mean?)
   • concoction (what does concoction mean?)