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

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

City officials ordered ice-cream parlors to stop making ice cream in order to conserve the district’s ice supplies. — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Noun

Before opening the ice cream shop, Rowland and Jackson served in the Navy and worked as accountants. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

The Pied Piper here is a creepy mustachioed ice cream man (Ari Millen), who comes with an interesting backstory revealed in the final act. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 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