Lozenge
noun
A small piece of sweet, medicinal tablet you swallow or dissolve in your mouth.
Take a lozenge if your throat is sore.
Often appears as...
- sore throat lozenge
- cough lozenge
noun
A rhombus or diamond shape.
The lozenge pattern on the wallpaper gave it a vintage look.
Often appears as...
- lozenge pattern
- lozenge shape
noun
A small format board for serving food.
He served the cheese and crackers on a wooden lozenge.
Often appears as...
- cheese on a lozenge
- crackers on a lozenge
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A small piece of sweet, medicinal tablet you swallow or dissolve in your mouth.
Take a lozenge if your throat is sore.
Often appears as...
- sore throat lozenge
- cough lozenge
noun
A rhombus or diamond shape.
The lozenge pattern on the wallpaper gave it a vintage look.
Often appears as...
- lozenge pattern
- lozenge shape
noun
A small format board for serving food.
He served the cheese and crackers on a wooden lozenge.
Often appears as...
- cheese on a lozenge
- crackers on a lozenge
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medicinal Context
Use 'lozenge' when referring to small, medicinal sweets that help relieve throat discomfort.
She always carries a pack of lozenges during the winter.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Candy
'Lozenge' usually contains medicine, not to be mistaken for regular sweet candy.
He mistakenly thought the cough lozenges were candy and ate too many.
Pro Tip 3/3Oral Dissolution
A lozenge is meant to dissolve in the mouth, not chewed or swallowed whole.
Dissolve the lozenge slowly in your mouth for sore throat relief.
Pro Tip 1/3Medicinal Context
Use 'lozenge' when referring to small, medicinal sweets that help relieve throat discomfort.
She always carries a pack of lozenges during the winter.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Candy
'Lozenge' usually contains medicine, not to be mistaken for regular sweet candy.
He mistakenly thought the cough lozenges were candy and ate too many.
Pro Tip 3/3Oral Dissolution
A lozenge is meant to dissolve in the mouth, not chewed or swallowed whole.
Dissolve the lozenge slowly in your mouth for sore throat relief.
Pro Tip 1/3Medicinal Context
Use 'lozenge' when referring to small, medicinal sweets that help relieve throat discomfort.
She always carries a pack of lozenges during the winter.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Candy
'Lozenge' usually contains medicine, not to be mistaken for regular sweet candy.
He mistakenly thought the cough lozenges were candy and ate too many.
Pro Tip 3/3Oral Dissolution
A lozenge is meant to dissolve in the mouth, not chewed or swallowed whole.
Dissolve the lozenge slowly in your mouth for sore throat relief.
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The past, present and...
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The past, present and...
that takes the nicotine levels down to minimally or nonaddictive levels, could transition to alternative and less harmful forms of nicotine delivery, starting with FDA-approved nicotine medications, like the gum, patch and lozenge. And finally, imagine a world and a properly regulated marketplace,
Video examples
How do cigarettes affect...
And quitting is getting easier, thanks to a growing arsenal of tools. Nicotine replacement therapy through gum, skin patches, lozenges, and sprays may help wean smokers off cigarettes.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Charlie Puth
American Musician
I would be a giraffe because I just want to experience what a sore throat and being a giraffe feels like. It would be really uncomfortable walking around in the Sahara and being like, 'I really need, like, 15 lozenges for my giraffe body.
Quote examples
Murray Bartlett
Australian Actor
I can be a little obsessive about avoiding colds and flu. Thera Zinc Echinacea lozenges are awesome, and I almost always have some with me.
Quote examples
Charlie Puth
American Musician
I would be a giraffe because I just want to experience what a sore throat and being a giraffe feels like. It would be really uncomfortable walking around in the Sahara and being like, 'I really need, like, 15 lozenges for my giraffe body.
Quote examples
Murray Bartlett
Australian Actor
I can be a little obsessive about avoiding colds and flu. Thera Zinc Echinacea lozenges are awesome, and I almost always have some with me.
Example 1 of 2
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