mousse

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream

Definition categories: food, afters, dessert, sweet

2. a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin

Definition categories: food, dish

3. toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling

Definition categories: man–made, toiletry

Sentences with mousse as a noun:

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

verb

1. apply a styling gel to

- she mousses her hair

Similar word(s): gel

Definition categories: body, groom, neaten

Sentences with mousse as a verb:

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