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ICE CREAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
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)
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