ROCK CANDY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rock candy mean? 

• ROCK CANDY (noun)
  The noun ROCK CANDY has 2 senses:

1. hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)

2. sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string

  Familiarity information: ROCK CANDY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROCK CANDY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

rock; rock candy

Hypernyms ("rock candy" is a kind of...):

candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("rock candy" is a kind of...):

candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)