ice-cream

1 of 2

adjective

ˌīs-ˈkrēm 

ˈīs-ˌkrēm

: of a color similar to that of vanilla ice cream

ice cream

2 of 2

noun

ˌīs-ˈkrēm 

ˈīs-ˌkrēm

: a sweet flavored frozen food containing cream or butterfat and usually eggs

Examples of ice-cream in a Sentence

Noun

What flavor of ice cream do you like?

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Cool off with an ice-cream cone piled with your favorite flavor (there are 23 to choose from). — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Transfer mixture to a 1- to 1 1 /2-quart ice-cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

Noun

Later, a woman protractedly licks blue ice cream from a cone, her attempts thwarted by ferocious gusts of wind and sand. — Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Coin said her grandparents still love to do workout classes together, watch Hallmark, go on walks and eat at their local ice cream parlor. — Katie Howe, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1874, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1743, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ice-cream

• academe
• cherubim
• elohim
• episteme
• seraphim
• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme

Kids Definition

ice cream

noun

(ˈ)ī-ˈskrēm 

ˈī-ˌskrēm

: a frozen food containing sweetened and flavored cream or butterfat