noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an eating/dessert apple (= one which is sweet enough to eat )
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Use dessert apples for this recipe.
Could I interest you in a drink/dessert etc? (= used as a polite way of offering someone a drink etc )
dessert wine
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
just
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Critics claim that the courts in effect quietly dropped the just desserts policy two years ago.
■ NOUN
wine
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Only the glasses for the roast and dessert wine , of course.
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Aleatico: This red variety is often used to make dessert wines with a pink hue.
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Serve sliced, with jam and fresh coffee, or with a well-chilled dessert wine .
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Bual is a medium to dark dessert wine which is full-bodied and very fragrant.
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Malmsey is a medium-dark to dark full-bodied, very fruity, luscious and fragrant dessert wine .
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Serve dessert wines with a slice of Christmas cake, pudding, or my two desserts.
■ VERB
eat
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Would you normally eat a dessert after a large meal?
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Maybe you can eat them for dessert .
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On all other nights we eat dessert that is tasty.
freeze
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These labelling requirements apply to all frozen desserts .
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Mellorine is a frozen dairy dessert .
serve
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And some girl are so spoiled they get irritated if they serve the same dessert for lunch and dinner.
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It can serve as aperitif or dessert .
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Families can drop the custom of serving unappetizing desserts and start tasty new holiday traditions, Eisenberg suggests.
want
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The waiter asked whether they wanted dessert .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Would you like a dessert , Madam?" "Yes please, I'll have the cheesecake."
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I had fruit salad for dessert .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A ravishing dessert tray is proffered after every meal, and selections range from fruit-inspired sweets to insulin-overdrive chocolate concoctions.
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But they will select dishes absolutely swimming in butter or choose cheese instead of dessert .
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Even when refined sugar is combined with refined flour to make cakes or desserts, the chewing required tends to be minimal.
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For dessert , there are nearly a dozen choices.
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I prefer serving cold started and desserts because then all the food can be put outside at once buffet style.
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One reporter might work on an appetizer, another on a main course, and a third on a dessert .
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Set aside four orange segments, for decorating the dessert before serving.
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Tip: Have the chef make up a dessert sampler platter.