fudges
Because it is a word with a single syllable, fudges is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions offudges
- A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate fudge.
Example: "Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious!"
- Light or frothy nonsense.
- A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
- A made-up story.
- A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
- To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
Synonyms: equivocate, hedge, waffle
Example: "When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged."
- To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonest or immoral.
Example: "Do you fudge your age?"
- To botch or bungle something.
- To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.
Synonyms: cheat
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