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ICE CREAM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring

Synonyms:

ice cream; icecream

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("ice cream" is a kind of...):

frozen dessert (any of various desserts prepared by freezing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ice cream"):

chocolate ice cream (ice cream flavored with chocolate)

Neapolitan ice cream (a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors)

peach ice cream (ice cream flavored with fresh peaches)

strawberry ice cream (ice cream flavored with fresh strawberries)

tutti-frutti (ice cream containing chopped candied fruits)

vanilla ice cream (ice cream flavored with vanilla extract)

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 Context examples: 

To be technically classified as ice cream, it must contain between 10 percent and 16 percent milkfat; everything else is called a frozen dairy dessert.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

Bilbao-Sainz became intrigued with the idea of freeze-dried fruit powders as ice cream stabilizers when an all-natural dessert maker came looking for scientific facts about them.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

We discovered that some of the freeze-dried fruit powders—especially strawberries—completely prevent the melt-down of dairy frozen desserts similar to ice cream made with whole milk, whole whipping cream, sugar and skim milk powder, Bilbao-Sainz said.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)