treacle
Plural: treacles
Noun
- A thick, sticky, dark syrup made from refined sugar, like molasses.
- a pale cane syrup
- writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
- A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
- Cloying sentimental speech.
- Sweetheart (from treacle tart).
- Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote.
- Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote.
- Synonym of cure: an all-powerful curative for some particular affliction.
- Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote.
- Synonym of cure-all: a panacea for all human ailments.
Verb
- To apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc.
Examples
- Listen, treacle, this is the last time I'll warn you!
- Opponents might try to play TREACLE to slow down the game and muddy your scoring plans.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English triacle, partly from Old French triacle, and partly from Old English tyriaca, both from Late Latin *triaca, *tiriaca, late form of theriaca, ultimately from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “antidote”), feminine form of θηριακός (thēriakós, “concerning venomous beasts”), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”). Doublet of theriacle, equivalent to theriac + -le.
Scrabble Score: 9
treacle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtreacle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
treacle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
treacle: valid Words With Friends Word