: 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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Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
For the last five years, Tyra Banks has been trying to become the glam Willy Wonka of frozen treats, and her attempts to build her ice-cream empire have come in fits and starts.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Part of that mission is through the school’s lecture series, which has hosted former President Barack Obama and the namesake founders of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
FountainVest operates the ice-cream chain and Papa John’s Pizza in China.
—Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
For the last five years, Tyra Banks has been trying to become the glam Willy Wonka of frozen treats, and her attempts to build her ice-cream empire have come in fits and starts.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
But this new permanent menu item layers the fountain beverages and ice cream rather than blending them together.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Part of that mission is through the school’s lecture series, which has hosted former President Barack Obama and the namesake founders of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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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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