Dessert

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A usually sweet course or dish, as of fruit, ice cream, or pastry, served at the end of a meal.
  • n. Chiefly British Fresh fruit, nuts, or sweetmeats served after the sweet course of a dinner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A service of fruits and sweetmeats at the close of a repast; the last course at table: in the United States often used to include pies, puddings, and other sweet dishes.
  • n. Dessert-service, the dishes, plates, etc., used in serving dessert.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a dish served as the last course of a meal
  • Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    course   
    Hyponym
    Pavlova    mold    dumpling    junket    sabayon    frozen dessert    peach melba    mould    tiramisu    charlotte   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sweet    pudding    afters    qualifier    informal   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bert    Curt    Evert    Insert    Kurt    alert    assert    avert    birt    blurt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pastry    pudding    salad    sauce    chocolate    custard    jelly    cake    beverage    cereal