English dictionary
mousse
/m/u/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
Source: WordNet 3.0
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toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A frozen dessert of a frothy texture, made of sweetened and flavored whipped cream, sometimes with the addition of egg yolks and gelatin. Mousse differs from ice cream in being beaten before -- not during -- the freezing process.
Source: webster1913
verb
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apply a styling gel to
ExamplesShe mousses her hair.
Synonyms gelSource: WordNet 3.0