MOUSSE
Dictionary entry overview: What does mousse mean?
• MOUSSE (noun)
The noun MOUSSE has 3 senses:
1. a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
2. a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
3. toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling
Familiarity information: MOUSSE used as a noun is uncommon.
• MOUSSE (verb)
The verb MOUSSE has 1 sense:
1. apply a styling gel to
Familiarity information: MOUSSE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MOUSSE (noun)
Meaning:
A rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("mousse" is a kind of...):
afters; dessert; sweet (a dish served as the last course of a meal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mousse"):
chocolate mousse (dessert mousse made with chocolate)
Meaning:
A light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("mousse" is a kind of...):
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mousse"):
fish mousse (mousse made with fish)
chicken mousse (mousse made with chicken)
Meaning:
Toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hair gel; hair mousse; mousse
Hypernyms ("mousse" is a kind of...):
toilet article; toiletry (an artifact used in making your toilet)
• MOUSSE (verb)
Meaning:
Apply a styling gel to
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
mousse; gel
Context example:
she mousses her hair
Hypernyms (to "mousse" is one way to...):
groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They mousse their hair
