Mousse

noun

/muːs/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounAn airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.

2.nounA savory dish, of meat or seafood, containing gelatin.

"ham mousse"

3.nounA styling cream used for hair.

"He slicked his hair back with mousse, but the cowlick still stuck up."

4.nounA stable emulsion of water and oil that is created by wave action churning the water where an oil spill occurs.

5.verbTo apply mousse (styling cream).

"He moussed his hair in the morning and then washed it out at night."

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