ice
/ais/
Definition
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.
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
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put ice on or put on ice
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Ice your sprained limbs
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cause to become ice or icy
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an iced summer drink
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decorate with frosting
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frost a cake
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Noun
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a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
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the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice
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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
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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
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a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
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a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
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diamonds
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look at the ice on that dame!
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the frozen part of a body of water
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water frozen in the solid state
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Americans like ice in their drinks
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