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

Victoria’s Secret Angels ate crispy rice tuna and cracked open layered chocolate-and-ice-cream desserts. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

The food South African chef Celeste Kotze was at Mala Mala game reserve in South Africa, hence the range of southern African favourites – butternut salads, milk tarts, Bailey’s ice-cream – alongside multinational treats. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Noun

Other complained in 2023 that an ice cream stand set up outside the camp’s perimeter sent the wrong message. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Dessert was vanilla crémeux with sour cherry confit and walnut frangipane, as well as ice cream with honey from the White House. — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 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