: 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?
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David Morgan, CBS News, 21 July 2024
And 'butter' is just the start, with milk, ice-cream, cheese, meat and tropical oils also in development.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2024
Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
Surprisingly, Hartford made the list: 31% of orders in the city contain ice cream, according to Gopuff.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
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Adjective
As inoperative McDonald's soft-serve ice-cream machines became a national punchline, tech startup Kytch developed a device that helped McDonald's franchises get their machines back online.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 21 July 2024
And 'butter' is just the start, with milk, ice-cream, cheese, meat and tropical oils also in development.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2024
Noun
The zoo then dispersed the cold stuff among several habitats.
U.K. Zoo Sets Up 2 Endangered Parrots in Attempt to Save Species: 'Hottest New Couple'
For its third annual summer snow day event, the zoo welcomed visitors to enjoy free ice cream and watch the Phoenix Zoo's residents play in the snow.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
Surprisingly, Hartford made the list: 31% of orders in the city contain ice cream, according to Gopuff.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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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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