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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

  • (..) But they don't receive any special treatment. In fact, they're staying at the exact same apartment as you do. And I don't think left them out for dessert and you can. So how good all that? Obviously, they're pretty good. They won in almost several year but... Almost... (..)
    2012 The Hunger Games