: a sweet flavored frozen food containing cream or butterfat and usually eggs
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Noun
What flavor of ice cream do you like?
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Adjective
At regular intervals pool attendants also bring round ice-cream and fruit skewers to keep your energy levels up.
—Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 12 Jan. 2026
FountainVest operates the ice-cream chain and Papa John’s Pizza in China.
—Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
Find a spot to have dinner on the water, or grab an ice cream cone and enjoy the sights on a nice day.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
The Dining Brando was notorious for his large appetite — and ice cream and hot dogs were among his favorites.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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ice cream
noun
(ˈ)ī-ˈskrēm 
ˈī-ˌskrēm
: a frozen food containing sweetened and flavored cream or butterfat
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