1. ice(n = noun.substance) water ice - water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"
is a kind of crystal
has particulars: black ice, frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime, hailstone, icicle
Derived form verb ice3
2. ice(n = noun.object) - the frozen part of a body of water;
is a kind of object, physical object
has particulars: drift ice, icefall, neve, ice pack, pack ice, ice shelf, shelf ice
3. ice(n = noun.possession) sparkler - diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!"
is a kind of diamond
4. ice(n = noun.food) frosting, icing - a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes;
is a kind of topping
Derived form verb ice1
5. ice(n = noun.food) frappe - a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk);
is a kind of frozen dessert
has particulars: sorbet, water ice
6. ice(n = noun.artifact) chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash - 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;
is a kind of amphetamine, pep pill, speed, upper, controlled substance
7. ice(n = noun.artifact) internal-combustion engine - 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;
is a kind of heat engine
is a part of motorboat, powerboat, automotive vehicle, motor vehicle
has parts: block, cylinder block, engine block, force-feed lubricating system, force feed, lubricating system, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed, poppet, poppet valve, self-starter, supercharger
has particulars: diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor, four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal-combustion engine, gas engine, gasoline engine, petrol engine, outboard, outboard motor, radial engine, rotary engine, reciprocating engine, rotary engine, valve-in-head engine
8. ice(n = noun.artifact) ice rink, ice-skating rink - a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"
is a kind of rink, skating rink
has particulars: ice-hockey rink, ice hockey rink
Derived form adjective icy3
1. ice(v = verb.contact) frost - decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"
is one way to cover
Derived forms noun ice4, noun icing2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
2. ice(v = verb.change) - cause to become ice or icy; "an iced summer drink"
is one way to freeze
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
3. ice(v = verb.change) - put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs"
is one way to chill, cool, cool down
Derived form noun ice1
Sample sentences:
Did he ice his foot?
1. Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state by cold; frozen water. It is a white or transparent colorless substance, crystalline, brittle, and viscoidal. Its specific gravity (0.92, that of water at 4° C. being 1.0) being less than that of water, ice floats. [1913 Webster]
" Water freezes at 32° F. or 0° Cent., and ice melts at the same temperature. Ice owes its cooling properties to the large amount of heat required to melt it." [1913 Webster]
2. Concreted sugar. Johnson. [1913 Webster]
3. Water, cream, custard, etc., sweetened, flavored, and artificially frozen. [1913 Webster]
4. Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice. [1913 Webster]
1. To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into something resembling ice. [1913 Webster]
2. To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc. [1913 Webster]
3. To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze. [1913 Webster]
ice, abbr.
1 (in the UK) Institution of Civil Engineers.
2 internal-combustion engine.
ice, n. & v.
--n.
1 a frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid. b a sheet of this on the surface of water (fell through the ice).
2 Brit. a portion of ice-cream or water-ice (would you like an ice?).
3 sl. diamonds.
--v.
1 tr. mix with or cool in ice (iced drinks).
2 tr. & intr. (often foll. by over, up) a cover or become covered with ice. b freeze.
3 tr. cover (a cake etc.) with icing.
Idiom:
ice age a glacial period, esp. in the Pleistocene epoch. ice-axe a tool used by mountain-climbers for cutting footholds. ice-bag an ice-filled rubber bag for medical use. ice-blue a very pale blue. ice-boat
1 a boat mounted on runners for travelling on ice.
2 a boat used for breaking ice on a river etc. ice-bound confined by ice.
ice-breaker
1 = ice-boat 2.
2 something that serves to relieve inhibitions, start a conversation, etc. ice bucket a bucket-like container with chunks of ice, used to keep a bottle of wine chilled. ice-cap a permanent covering of ice e.g. in polar regions. ice-cold as cold as ice. ice-cream a sweet creamy frozen food, usu. flavoured. ice-cube a small block of ice made in a refrigerator. ice-fall a steep part of a glacier like a frozen waterfall. ice-field an expanse of ice, esp. in polar regions. ice-fish a capelin. ice floe = FLOE. ice hockey a form of hockey played on ice with a puck. ice house a building often partly or wholly underground for storing ice. ice (or iced) lolly Brit. a piece of flavoured ice, often with chocolate or ice-cream, on a stick.
ice-pack
1 = pack ice.
2 a quantity of ice applied to the body for medical etc. purposes. ice-pick a needle-like implement with a handle for splitting up small pieces of ice. ice-plant a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, with leaves covered with crystals or vesicles looking like ice specks. ice-rink = RINK n. 1. ice-skate n. a skate consisting of a boot with a blade beneath, for skating on ice.
--v.intr. skate on ice. ice-skater a person who skates on ice. ice station a meteorological research centre in polar regions. on ice
1 (of an entertainment, sport, etc.) performed by skaters.
2 colloq. held in reserve; awaiting further attention. on thin ice in a risky situation.
Etymology:
OE is f. Gmc
N smoothness, polish, gloss, lubricity, lubrication, down, velvet, velure, silk, satin, velveteen, velour, velours, velumen, glass, ice, slide, bowling green, asphalt, wood pavement, flagstone, flags, roller, steam roller, lawn roller, rolling pin, rolling mill, sand paper, emery paper, emery cloth, sander, flat iron, sad iron, burnisher, turpentine and beeswax, polish, shoe polish, lapidary, lapidary, lapidarian, smooth, polished, leiodermatous, slick, velutinous, even, level, plane, sleek, glossy, silken, silky, lanate, downy, velvety, glabrous, slippery, glassy, lubricous, oily, soft, unwrinkled, smooth as glass, smooth as ice, smooth as monumental alabaster, smooth as velvet, smooth as oil, slippery as an eel, woolly, smooth as silk, slippery as coonshit on a pump handle, slippery as a greased pig.
N cold, coldness, frigidity, inclemency, fresco, winter, depth of winter, hard winter, Siberia, Nova Zembla, wind- chill factor, ice, snow, snowflake, snow crystal, snow drift, sleet, hail, hailstone, rime, frost, hoar frost, white frost, hard frost, sharp frost, barf, glaze, lolly, icicle, thick-ribbed ice, fall of snow, heavy fall, iceberg, icefloe, floe berg, glacier, nev_ee, serac, pruina, freezing mixture, dry ice, liquid nitrogen, liquid helium, chilliness, chill, shivering, goose skin, horripilation, rigor, chattering of teeth, numbness, frostbite, cold, cool, chill, chilly, icy, gelid, frigid, algid, fresh, keen, bleak, raw, inclement, bitter, biting, niveous, cutting, nipping, piercing, pinching, clay-cold, starved, chilled to the bone, shivering, aguish, transi de froid, frostbitten, frost-bound, frost-nipped, cold as a stone, cold as marble, cold as lead, cold as iron, cold as a frog, cold as charity, cold as Christmas, cool as a cucumber, cool as custard, icy, glacial, frosty, freezing, pruinose, wintry, brumal, hibernal, boreal, arctic, Siberian, hyemal, hyperborean, hyperboreal, icebound, frozen out, unwarmed, unthawed, lukewarm, tepid, isocheimal, isocheimenal, isocheimic, frozen, numb, frost-bitten, coldly, bitterly, pierre fendre.
N refrigeration, infrigidation, reduction of temperature, cooling, congelation, conglaciation, ice, solidification, ice box (refrigerator), extincteur, fire annihilator, amianth, amianthus, earth- flax, mountain-flax, flexible asbestos, fireman, fire brigade (incombustibility), incombustibility, incombustibleness, (insulation), air conditioning, central air conditioning, air conditioner, fan, attic fan, dehumidifier, cooled, frozen out, cooling, frigorific.
VB cool, fan, refrigerate, refresh, ice, congeal, freeze, glaciate, benumb, starve, pinch, chill, petrify, chill to the marrow, regelate, nip, cut, pierce, bite, make one's teeth chatter, damp, slack quench, put out, stamp out, extinguish, go out, burn out (incombustibility).
N refrigerator, refrigeratory, frigidarium, cold storage, cold room, cold laboratory, icehouse, icepail, icebag, icebox, cooler, damper, polyurethane cooler, wine cooler, freezer, deep freeze, dry ice freezer, liquid nitrogen freezer, refigerator-freezer, freezing mixture, ice, ice cubes, blocks of ice, chipped ice, liquid nitrogen, dry ice, dry ice-acetone, liquid helium.
bay ice, black ice, break the ice, camphor ice, chocolate ice cream, drift ice, dry ice, ice age, ice ax, ice axe, ice bag, ice bear, ice cap, ice chest, ice coffee, ice cold, ice cream, ice crystal, ice cube, ice field, ice floe, ice fog, ice hockey, ice hockey rink, ice lolly, ice machine, ice maker, ice mass, ice milk, ice needle, ice over, ice pack, ice pick, ice plant, ice rink, ice shelf, ice show, ice skate, ice skater, ice skating, ice storm, ice tea, ice tongs, ice up, ice wagon, ice water, ice yacht, neapolitan ice, neapolitan ice cream, on ice, pack ice, peach ice cream, shelf ice, soft ice cream, strawberry ice cream, thin ice, vanilla ice cream, water ice