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| antecedent |
the word or group of words that a pronoun refers to. In "The girls ate their dessert first," "girls" is the antecedent of "their." |
| cobbler |
a fruit dessert with a thick top crust that is baked in a deep dish. [1/2 definitions] |
| custard |
a cooked dessert made with eggs, milk, and sugar. |
| dessert |
A dessert is a sweet food such as pie, cake, and ice cream. Desserts are served at the end of a meal, especially after a dinner. |
| gelatin |
a dessert made with gelatin, water, fruit juice or flavoring, and sugar. [1/2 definitions] |
| ice |
a dessert made of sweetened crushed ice. [1/6 definitions] |
| Jell-O |
(trademark) a sweetened, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert. |
| jelly |
the British word for a clear, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert similar to Jell-O. [1/2 definitions] |
| pastry |
A pastry is a sweet, baked food made with flour, water, and butter. Sometimes oil or some kind of fat is used instead of butter. Pastries usually have something like sweet fruit or chocolate inside them or on top of them. One kind of pastry is a pie. Many people like pastries for breakfast or as a dessert. [1/2 definitions] |
| pudding |
a soft, creamy, cooked dessert that is made with milk, flour, eggs, sugar, and flavoring. [2/3 definitions] |
| sherbet |
a frozen dessert made mainly of fruit juice, sugar, and gelatin. |
| trademark |
A trademark is a special name, symbol, or other mark used to show who made a product. By law, only the company that makes the product may use its trademark. For example, the name "Jell-O" is a trademark. Only the company that makes the dessert product that they call "Jell-O" can use that name. If another company made and sold a similar product and called it "Jell-O," they would be breaking the law. |
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