ice


Definition: Meaning of, ice in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʌɪs /

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ice ices
  1. [uncountable] water that has frozen into a solid state [↪  icy]
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  2. keep/put something on ice to do nothing about a plan or suggestion for a period of time
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  3. be (skating) on thin ice to be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble
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  4. the ice a specially prepared surface of ice where you can ICE SKATE or play ICE HOCKEY
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  5. [countable] a frozen sweet food made with fruit juice [=  sorbet]
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  6. [countable] old-fashioned especially British English an ICE CREAM
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  7. [uncountable] American English diamonds
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
ice iced iced
Present Participle Third Person Singular
icing ices
[transitive] [especially British English]
  1. to cover a cake with ICING (= a mixture made of liquid and very fine sugar) [=  frost American English]
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ICE


Definition: Meaning of, ICE in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʌɪs /

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  1. 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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ICE used in phrases

  • Ice Age (noun)
    1. one of the long periods of time, thousands of years ago, when ice covered many northern countries
  • Neapolitan ice cream (noun)
    1. a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colours and flavours
  • black ice (noun)
    1. an area of ice that is very difficult to see
  • break the ice (verb)
    1. avoid awkwardness, make people feel more relaxed and start conversation when meeting for the first time
  • camphor ice (noun)
    1. a cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor oil
  • choc-ice (noun)
    1. a small block of ICE CREAM covered with chocolate
  • chocolate ice cream (noun)
    1. ice cream flavoured with chocolate
  • cut no ice (verb)
    1. informal make no difference; fail to impress
  • de-ice (verb)
    1. to remove the ice from something, especially an aircraft
  • drift ice (noun)
    1. masses of ice floating in the open sea
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ICE used in phrasal verbs

  • ice over (phrasal verb)
    1. to become covered with ice
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