molasses

1. (US) Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup.Examples: "Boiled some cornstalk juice into molasses."USuncountableusually

2. (figuratively) Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words.Examples: "He really poured on the molasses, charming his audience and changing more than a few votes."; "‘You're the cutest thing here,’ whispered Clyde, hugging her fondly. ‘Gee, but you can pour on the molasses, kid, when you want to,’ she called out loud."; "...the mournful molasses of his prose..."Synonyms: sugar and honeyfigurativelyuncountableusually

3. (figuratively) Something which moves or works extremely slowly.Examples: "Though faster than typing, the daisy wheel is molasses compared to dot matrix printers."; "Of course, time was molasses in the cold months that bracketed that very long year; time was monotony. When all days are the same, memory caves in on itself."; "It's worthwhile starting with the lowest-tier plan from your provider. If your internet is molasses, then you might consider an upgrade."figurativelyuncountableusually

4. (Scotland, obsolete) plural of molass: whiskey made from molasses.Scotlandform-ofobsoletepluraluncountableusually

5. (Scotland, rare, obsolete) Synonym of molass: whiskey made from molasses.Synonyms: molassScotlandobsoleterareuncountableusually