MOUSSE

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hair mousse; mousse

Hypernyms ("mousse" is a kind of...):

toilet articles; toiletry (artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body))

Derivation:

mousse (apply a styling gel to)

• MOUSSE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Apply a styling gel to

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

gel; mousse

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

Derivation:

mousse (toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling)

 Context examples 

Oil also can spread in the water, join with the water to form a thick substance that is like hair mousse, sink, or form into sticky tar balls.

(Oil Spills, NIH)