: a sweet flavored frozen food containing cream or butterfat and usually eggs
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Noun
What flavor of ice cream do you like?
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
The menu is brief and, on paper, somewhat predictable: a tiramisu, Italian cookies, an ice-cream sundae.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 6 July 2025
Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
During corn's peak season, the natural sweetness shines in a surprising recipe—ice cream!
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
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Adjective
Earlier this year the brand held two-week activations timed with the Rome Open, which included an influencer and press trip to the matches, out-of-home advertisements and a takeover of local ice-cream shops and cafés.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
The menu is brief and, on paper, somewhat predictable: a tiramisu, Italian cookies, an ice-cream sundae.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 6 July 2025
Noun
Water brings out notes of peanut butter cookies, vanilla ice cream and baked apple.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
During corn's peak season, the natural sweetness shines in a surprising recipe—ice cream!
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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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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