A surname.
Used in a Sentence
custard
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for custard.
Editorial note
Ah, perhaps the radio station at the custard factory is a reference to the cartoon or the sweet.
Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A surname.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of custard gathered in one view.
A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard.
(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for custard.
noun
A surname.
noun
A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard.
noun
(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.
Example sentences
Ah, perhaps the radio station at the custard factory is a reference to the cartoon or the sweet.
BTW, have you got anything to do with Rhubarb radio at the custard factory in Brum?
It's amazing - as big as your fist with a few black seeds and creamy flesh which tastes like custard.
Some people can't run home to mom and dad if their finances turned to custard when their startup flames out.
Boiling water quickly is nice, but ruining your custard because it boils is very not nice.
My father was making dinner and got the cheese sauce confused with the dessert custard.
How to bake pi and cakes, custard, and category theory are the same book.
And there are fish-custard-y recipes from other cultures that turn out and taste great...
And commonly with desert of chocolate ice box pie -- a dark, chocolate custard pie with nice whipped cream on top, pretty good.
The fish custard may have actually turned out had they followed the recipe.
It was actually the finest in British confectionery, with lashings of custard.
Not every texture should be mostly indistinguishable from a lumpy frozen custard.
Quote examples
The most awesome book I'm currently reading is "Custard, Cakes and Category Theory" by Eugenia Cheng [1].
Drag is a gigantic problem (as james may says "it's like driving through custard"), not to mention the fuel requirements to go that speed.
( If it helps you understand, without having had the experience of actually doing it yourself: the first couple doses of LN into the mixing bowl are "eaten" by the custard base, which is still liquid.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use custard in a sentence?
Ah, perhaps the radio station at the custard factory is a reference to the cartoon or the sweet.
What does custard mean?
A surname.
What part of speech is custard?
custard is commonly used as noun.