molasses

Speech parts

1. molasses - Noun

2. molasses - Verb

Meaning

The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See Treacle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sugar honey treacle bulldog briar bramble barnacle brier goo compound glucose cement batter jam conserve
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Hypernyms

syrup sirup

Phrases with the word

like molasses in January like molasses confection made by caramelizing molasses candy made by caramelizing molasses as slow as molasses in january mixture of white sugar and molasses

Examples

Bad news travels at the speed of light; good news travels like molasses. Tracy Morgan

I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a dozen glass beads apiece, and thongs of leather, all which they estimated highly; those which came on board I directed should be fed with molasses. Christopher Columbus

The molasses voice pours into the sponge ear of the microphone and is transformed into silent, pulsing waves that radiate over a hundred miles. Katherine Dunn

Hollywood, they love everything, but they move like molasses. They'll option anything - the worst idea in the world will get optioned just because they want to keep the other person from getting that idea. Brian Azzarello

While life yet lasts, laughter and molasses. Mexican Proverb

More flies are caught with honey than with molasses. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

molass molasse molassed molasses bread molasses cane molasses cookie