Definition for: ice

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English

Etymology

Old English īs , from Germanic *isa- . Cognate with Dutch ijs , German Eis , Icelandic ís , Swedish is , Danish iis .

Pronunciation

IPA: /aɪs/ ( UK , US )

• Rhymes: -aɪs

Noun

ice ( plural ices )

1. (uncountable) Water in frozen (solid) form.
2. (uncountable) (physics, astronomy): Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
3. (countable) Frozen dessert.
4. (uncountable) Any substance having the appearance of ice.
5. (uncountable) ( slang ) One or more diamonds.
6. (uncountable) ( slang ) Crystal form of methamphetamines.
7. (uncountable) ( ice hockey ) the pitch

Translations

frozen water

frozen volatile chemical

frozen dessert

substance having the appearance of ice

diamond

crystal methamphetamine

pitch

• Breton : skorn m .
• Chinese : 冰 (bīng)
• Indonesian : es
• Interlingua : glacie
• Korean : 얼음 (eoreum)
• Volapük : glad

Derived terms

related terms

• icicle

Verb

to ice ( third-person singular simple present ices , present participle icing , simple past iced , past participle iced )

1. Cool with ice, as a beverage.
2. To become ice, to freeze.
3. ( slang ) : Murder.
4. Cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg) to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc.
5. ( ice hockey ) To put out a team for a match

   Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season

Translations

cool

freeze

murder

cover with icing

Other Translations for "ice"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		ice
Hex		69 63 65
Pig Latin		iceway

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