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dessert

Definition

  • noun: sweet food eaten after the main part of a meal
  • noun: a usually sweet course or dish (as of pastry or ice cream) usually served at the end of a meal
  • sometimes used before another noun
  • synonyms: sweet, pudding, afters

Examples

  • Coffee and tea will be served with 'dessert'.

  • We had ice cream and apple pie 'for dessert'.

  • They asked to look at the 'dessert' menu.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Can't very well eat our desserts with our everyday faces exposed. Can we? Gosh, kid, put it on. She ain't gonna let any of us touch dessert unless you're wearing this damn thing. Mrs. Firefly? Do you know anything about the legend of Dr. Satan? (..)
    2003 House of 1000 Corpses