sugarcube

Definitions

Rare form of sugar cube.

form-of, rare

Examples

“Small abstract sculptures in cast⟳ metal. A number⟳ of these gray pieces take⟳ the form⟳ of step-like towers that taper gradually toward the top. Others freely combine⟳ regular, geometric shapes—a cylinder, rectangle, or spiral—with dense aggregates of small sugarcube-like metal bits.”

“To bake a mind-altering cake nowadays, you’ve got to smash a few sugarcubes.”

“He puts a few sugarcubes on the spoon and runs the alcohol over it, the sugar disintegrating into the liquid.”

“Palate-wise, it was nothing new. It was a synthetic kind of coffee flavor, like⟳ spraypaint and tree bark. A few sugarcubes helped the cause, for both my tongue and my brain, the latter struggling to overcome⟳ irritation and get⟳ to that place⟳ of bright clarity, to attain that souped-up inconquerability that only coffee brings.”

“Another reason⟳ Pinky throws countless parties is that she REALLY loves eating sweets. So if you’re looking for her you’ll have⟳ a good chance at finding her at the Sugarcube Sweet Shoppe.”

“After the building was completed, a documentary film represented the massing as a series of sugarcube-like boxes.”

“Elsewhere, sugarcube-sweetness softens the acid-edges of Cope’s ‘spike Parliament’ fantasy “Psychedelic Revolution”, while there is even affection redeeming “Liver As Big As Hartlepool”.”

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