: 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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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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
Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Besides the abundant markets, bakeries, ice cream shops and caterers, there’s a constant influx of new restaurants, cafes and food trucks.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
For dessert, try the yuzu soda ice-cream float with a vanilla-matcha twist.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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
Noun
This Week’s Ice Cream Sundae featured two scoops of an autumnal vanilla apple butter swirl ice cream, with hazelnut and an intriguing croissant crunch, but curiously no saucy topping.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Besides the abundant markets, bakeries, ice cream shops and caterers, there’s a constant influx of new restaurants, cafes and food trucks.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 31 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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