ICE

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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Water in a solid, frozen state: The solid form of water that occurs at or below 0°C (32°F).
    • A frozen dessert: A sweet, frozen food, often flavored and sometimes containing fruit.
    • A surface for skating: A rink or other area with a frozen surface used for ice skating or hockey.
    • Diamonds (slang): A slang term for diamonds, especially when used in jewelry.

  2. Verb:

    • To cool with ice: To make something very cold by adding or applying ice.
    • To cover with frosting: To decorate a cake with a smooth, sugary coating (icing).
    • To freeze: To become covered or blocked with ice.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The lake was covered with a thick layer of ice.
    • Would you like some ice in your lemonade?
    • The children went to the ice to practice skating.
    • She was wearing a stunning necklace full of ice.

  • Verb:

    • Please ice the bottles of soda before the party.
    • She learned how to ice a cake perfectly.
    • The wings of the plane began to ice up during the storm.
Advanced Usage

  • "To break the ice": To do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation started in a social situation.

    • He told a funny story to break the ice at the meeting.

  • "On thin ice": In a risky or dangerous situation where one is likely to upset someone or get into trouble.

    • After being late twice this week, he's on thin ice with his boss.

  • "To cut no ice": To have no influence or effect on someone or something.

    • His excuses cut no ice with the teacher.
Variants and Related Words

  • Icy (adjective): Very cold; covered with ice.

    • The roads were icy and dangerous.

  • Icing (noun): A sweet, often creamy or sugary coating for cakes and pastries.

    • The birthday cake had pink icing.

  • Iceberg (noun): A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier.

    • The ship carefully navigated around the iceberg.
Synonyms
  • Frost (noun/verb): A thin layer of ice; to cover with frost.
  • Glacier (noun): A large, persistent body of ice.
  • Diamonds (noun): Precious stones (for the slang meaning).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Ice over/up: To become covered with a layer of ice.
    • The windshield iced over during the night.
Related Idioms

  • "The tip of the iceberg": A small, visible part of a much larger problem or issue.

    • The complaints we've received are just the tip of the iceberg.

  • "To put something on ice": To postpone or delay something.

    • They decided to put the project on ice until they had more funding.
Verb
  1. put ice on or put on ice
    • Ice your sprained limbs
  2. cause to become ice or icy
    • an iced summer drink
  3. decorate with frosting
    • frost a cake
Noun
  1. a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
    • the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice
  2. a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
  3. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
  4. a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
  5. a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
  6. diamonds
    • look at the ice on that dame!
  7. the frozen part of a body of water
  8. water frozen in the solid state
    • Americans like ice in their drinks

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