: 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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Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
For the last five years, Tyra Banks has been trying to become the glam Willy Wonka of frozen treats, and her attempts to build her ice-cream empire have come in fits and starts.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Police in Griffith, Indiana, said Christopher Stewart was arrested on Friday after stealing 258 cases of ice cream from delivery trucks over the course of several weeks.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
FountainVest operates the ice-cream chain and Papa John’s Pizza in China.
—Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
For the last five years, Tyra Banks has been trying to become the glam Willy Wonka of frozen treats, and her attempts to build her ice-cream empire have come in fits and starts.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
The hot ice cream debuted at Smize & Dream’s flagship shop in Sydney, Australia, and quickly became a social-media sensation.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Police in Griffith, Indiana, said Christopher Stewart was arrested on Friday after stealing 258 cases of ice cream from delivery trucks over the course of several weeks.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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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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