sugar vs lump sugar

lump sugar vs sugar

sugar and lump sugar both are nouns.

sugar is a verb but lump sugar is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sugar	Yes	No	Yes	No
lump sugar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lump sugar is a hyponym of sugar; that is, lump sugar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sugar:

sugar: a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
lump sugar: refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings

Other hyponyms of sugar include caramel, caramelized sugar, loaf sugar, sugar loaf, sugarloaf, cane sugar, granulated sugar, beet sugar, corn sugar, brown sugar, rock sugar.

sugar (noun)	lump sugar (noun)
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative	refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings
informal terms for money
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

sugar (verb)	lump sugar (verb)
sweeten with sugar

Difference between sugar and lump sugar

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