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desserts

/dɪˈzɜːts/ /dɛˈzɜːts/

Meanings
noun
A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal

Examples :

"After dinner, we had ice cream and cake for desserts. "
food

Related Words

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after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

Illustration cake

cake noun

/keɪk/

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

"For dessert, my mom baked a delicious chocolate cake. "

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confection noun

/kənˈfɛkʃən/

A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

"The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections."

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had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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last adjective

/last/ /ɫast/ /lɑːst/ /læst/

Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

"“Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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course noun

/kɔːs/ /kɔɹs/

A sequence of events.

"The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another."

Illustration cream

cream noun

/kɹiːm/

The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

"Take 100 ml of cream and 50 grams of sugar…"

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sweet noun

/swiːt/ /swit/

The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

"The sweet in the lemonade was very noticeable. "

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dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "

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served verb

/sɜːvd/ /sɝvd/

(personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).

"The waiter served us our dinner quickly and politely. "

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meal noun

/miːl/ [miːʟ̩]

Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).

"Breakfast is the morning meal, lunch is the noon meal, and dinner, or supper, is the evening meal."