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ice cream

ice cream [noun]

a very cold sweet food made from frozen milk or cream, sugar, and a flavour

US

/ˈaɪs ˌkriːm ˌkoʊn/

UK

/ˌaɪs ˈkriːm ˌkəʊn/

Example:

a tub of ice cream

Oxford Essential Dictionary

ice cream

noun
very cold sweet food made from milk:
Do you like ice cream?
Two chocolate ice creams, please.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

ice cream

ˌice ˈcream S2 / $ ˈ../ BrE AmE noun

1. [uncountable] a frozen sweet food made of milk, cream, and sugar, with fruit, nuts, chocolate etc sometimes added to it:
vanilla ice cream
2. [countable] a small amount of this food for one person:
Mummy, can I have an ice cream?

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ice cream

ˌice ˈcream [ice cream ice creams] (also ˈice cream especially in NAmE) noun uncountable, countable
a type of sweet frozen food made from milk fat, flavoured with fruit, chocolate, etc. and often eaten as a dessert; a small amount of this food intended for one person, often served in a container made of biscuit that is shaped like a cone
• Desserts are served with cream or ice cream.
• Who wants an ice cream?
Word Origin:
mid 18th cent.: alteration of iced cream.
Example Bank:

• apple pie with ice cream

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ˌ ice ˈ cream / ˌaɪsˈkriːm / / ˈaɪsˌkriːm / noun [ C or U ]

A1 a very cold sweet food made from frozen milk or cream, sugar, and a flavour:

a tub of ice cream

chocolate chip/vanilla ice cream

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

ice cream

ice creams
also ice-cream
1) N-MASS Ice cream is a very cold sweet food which is made from frozen cream or a substance like cream and has a flavour such as vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry.
  I'll get you some ice cream.
  ...vanilla ice cream.
2) N-COUNT An ice cream is an amount of ice cream sold in a small container or a cone made of thin biscuit.
  Do you want an ice cream?...
  They stuffed themselves with ice creams, chocolate and lollies.
  Syn:
  ice

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

ice cream

ice cream /ˌaɪsˈkriːm/ noun, pl ~ creams : a frozen food containing sweetened and flavored cream

[noncount]

• What flavor of ice cream do you like?
• chocolate/vanilla ice cream

[count]

• Would you like another ice cream? [=another serving of ice cream]
- often used before another noun
• an ice-cream parlor/stand/soda

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puddings - desserts and ices

A1 (Basic)

noun

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dessert

dessert [noun]

sweet food eaten at the end of a meal

US

/dɪˈzɝːt/

UK

/dɪˈzɜːt/

Example:

For dessert there's apple pie or fruit.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

dessert

noun

spelling
Remember! You spell dessert with SS.

something sweet that you eat at the end of a meal same meaning pudding:
We had ice cream for dessert.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dessert

des‧sert /dɪˈzɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: desservir 'to clear the table', from servir 'to serve']
sweet food served after the main part of a meal
for dessert
What are we having for dessert?
• • •
THESAURUS
■ parts of a large meal
▪ hors d'oeuvre (also starter British English, appetizer American English) the small first part of a meal: a tempting plate of hors d'oeuvres including olives and small pieces of roast beetroot
▪ main course (also entrée especially American English) the main part of a meal. entrée is used especially on restaurant ↑menus: For the main course we had cheese and onion pie. | The menu includes a few hot entrées.
▪ dessert (also pudding British English or sweet British English) sweet food eaten at the end of a meal: What do you want for dessert? | They serve a wide range of desserts, including ice cream and home-made apple pie.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dessert

des·sert [dessert desserts] [dɪˈzɜːt] [dɪˈzɜːrt] noun uncountable, countable
sweet food eaten at the end of a meal
• What's for dessert?
• a rich chocolate dessert
• a dessert wine
• (BrE) the dessert trolley (= a table on wheels from which you choose your dessert in a restaurant)
compare afters, pudding, sweet
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French, past participle of desservir ‘clear the table’, from des- (expressing removal) + servir ‘to serve’.
Collocations:
Restaurants
Eating out
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
have a meal with sb
make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
reserve/ (especially BrE) book a table for six
ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
In the restaurant
wait to be seated
show sb to their table
sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list
open/read/study/peruse the menu
the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list
taste/sample/try the wine
the waiter takes your order
order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (BrE) speciality/(especially NAmE) specialty
serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
complain about the food/the service/your meal
enjoy your meal
Paying
pay/ask for (especially BrE) the bill/(NAmE) the check
pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal
service is (not) included
give sb/leave (sb) a tip
Example Bank:
• The waiter asked us if we'd like to order a dessert.
• This chestnut pudding is a rich dessert with a festive flavour.
• We finished off with a dessert of honey and nuts.

• We had mousse for dessert.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dessert / dɪˈzɜːt / / -ˈzɝːt / noun [ C or U ]

A2 sweet food eaten at the end of a meal:

a dessert fork/spoon

For dessert there's apple pie or fruit.

If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dessert

[dɪzɜ͟ː(r)t]
desserts
N-MASS
Dessert is something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat at the end of a meal.
She had homemade ice cream for dessert...
I am partial to desserts that combine fresh fruit with fine pastry.
Syn:
sweet, pudding

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

dessert

des·sert /dɪˈzɚt/ noun, pl -serts : sweet food eaten after the main part of a meal

[count]

• She doesn't care for rich desserts.
• a chocolate dessert

[noncount]

• Coffee and tea will be served with dessert.
• We had ice cream and apple pie for dessert.
- sometimes used before another noun
• They asked to look at the dessert menu.
• dessert plates

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puddings - desserts and ices

A2 (Elementary)

noun